Breaker Boys at Dinner Hour
An undated scene at a breaker in the coal region where the boys who worked at the breaker were given a short time off to have their mid-day meal. The […]
Shamokin – Radio Station WISL, 1948
A photograph from 1948 of Charles Petrie, the first general manager of radio Station WISL (1480 AM), Shamokin, Northumberland Company, Pennsylvania, participating in a promotion for Philip Morris cigarettes. Center, […]
Anthracite Coal Train
An undated stereoscopic view card showing a trainload of anthracite coal going through an area near Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The card was part of a series on “American Scenery.” […]
Shamokin – Reading Railroad Freight Station
A 1950s era photograph of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad’s Freight Station on Independence Avenue in downtown Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 2006, when this photo was published, the newspaper […]
Reading Railroad – Route of “The Schuylkill,” 1948
The front panel of a November 14, 1948 schedule of “The Schuylkill,” the Reading Railway System’s daily train between Philadelphia and Pottsville, with intermediate stops at Norristown, Phoenixville, Royersford, Pottstown, […]
Shamokin – Park Hotel & Trolley
An undated photograph of the Park Hotel and trolley stop at Edgewood Park, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________________ From “Looking Back,” Pottsville Republican-Herald, December 17, 2009, via Newspapers.com. Corrections and additional information […]
Shamokin – Ukrainian Band, 1934
A newspaper photograph of the Ukrainian Band of Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, assembled on the steps of the Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shamokin. None of the individuals in the photo […]
Shamokin – Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1898
A 1896 interior view of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Rev. John Konstankiewicz is in the photo behind the fern. Others are not identified. ____________________________________________________ From […]