Miner Falls to Death at Short Mountain Slope, 1910
The Lykens Standard of April 1, 1910 provided a description of the fatal accident which took the life of a young miner at the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, near […]
Joseph Loreck Killed & Two Injured in Repairing Mine Slope, 1906
On March 28, 1906, a Polish immigrant living in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at Short Mountain Colliery. Two other men were injured. […]
Some Serious Non-Fatal Mine Accidents in January 1906
In early January 1906 the Lykens Standard reported that a record number of fatal accidents occurred in the Anthracite Region in 1905. A total of 610 persons were killed in […]
Short Mountain Colliery – Men in Mine Tunnel
An undated photograph said to have been taken inside the mine at Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens Valley Coal Company, Lykens (Bear Gap), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo shows a coal […]
Lykens – Panoramic View
An undated fold-out post card birds-eye view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken from the Lykens Valley Coal Company’s mining operation at Bear Gap and looks across […]
Lykens – Birds-Eye View From Bear Gap
An rare, undated photographic view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken from above the mining operation of the Lykens Valley Coal Company at Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Various mining […]
Lykens Valley Coal Company – Early Mining Operations at Bear Gap
An undated (possibly late 1860s) photograph of early mining operations at Bear Gap, near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo shows several unidentified men with mules working outside […]
Lykens Valley Coal Company – Pier at Wiconisco Canal, Millersburg
An undated post-Civil War photograph of a canal boat tied up near the Lykens Valley railroad pier at the Wiconisco Canal, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Coal from the mines at […]