Orpah [Bixler] Umholtz (1923-2015) – “Rosie the Riveter”
A photograph of Orpah I. Bixler taken about 1941 when she went to work for the Jacob’s Aircraft Plant in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The story of her work there […]
The Abortion Death of Emily Albright, 1911
Emily Albright was a student nurse at Pottsville Hospital. Dr. C. E. Bingaman, of Reading, Berks County, worked at the Pottsville Hospital for a time while Emily was a student […]
Abortion on Mountainside – Fetus Found in Coal Mine, 1941
In October 1941, a group of miners saw something suspicious near an abandoned coal mine on a mountainside near Tremont. The notified the police and then discovered that a box […]
Tremont Baseball in its Heyday
A colorized newspaper photograph of the 1939 Tremont Miners, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured in the photo: Front Row: Russ Hand; Whitey Bowman, Betty Jones, bat girl; Luther “Lolly” Koch; Martin Miller. […]
Dr. Michael Austin – One Abortion & Three Engagements, 1914-1917
A news brief in the Pine Grove newspaper led to an interesting story about a well-known doctor of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Austin, who was convicted of performing […]
Pine Grove – High Bridge
An undated, colorized post card view of the High Bridge of the S. & S. Railroad, near Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was demolished when the city of […]
Pine Grove – Lovers Lane
An undated post card view of a road in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, widely known as “Lovers Lane” The photographer was said to be Alvin C. Schwalm. the location […]
Pine Grove National Guard, 1955-1956
A newspaper photograph of the Pine Grove National Guard Company, 1955-1956. The photo appeared in the “Down Memory Lane” feature of the Pine Grove Press Herald, October 29, 1970. Identified […]