Bear Gap Briquet Making
A photograph of the large culm pile (right) at Bear Gap, near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that was used for the making of briquettes. ________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
Working Inside an Anthracite Coal Mine
An undated colorized photo post card view of the interior of an anthracite coal mine with men loading coal. While the picture is generic, it could have been taken at […]
Breaker Boys at Work
An undated photo post card view of the interior of a coal breaker with the Breaker Boys at work. While the card states that the scene is from a breaker […]
Driver Boys at Bear Gap
An undated photo post card published for Frank Wynn entitled “The Driver Boys Friend,” at the coal mining operation at Bear Gap near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________ […]
Coal Breaker at Bear Gap
An undated photo post card published by Frank Wynn of the coal breaker at Bear Gap near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was one of several coal breakers […]
Group of Nurses at a Colliery
An undated photograph of a group of Red Cross nurses at a colliery in the Lykens Valley area, possibly at Bear Gap, or Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photo was […]
U. S. Department of Labor Employment Service, 1933
Both sides of an identification card issued by the U. S. Department of Labor, United States Employment Service and the Pennsylvania State Employment Service, dated 5 December 1933. The registration […]
Lykens Power Plant at Short Mountain Colliery, 1922
A photograph of the Lykens Power Plant of the Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens Valley Coal Company, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about 1922, shortly after it went into full operation. […]