Tower City National Bank
Un undated newspaper photograph of the Tower City National Bank building in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This photo appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, March 27, 1968, along with […]
Reading Railroad – Good Spring to Tower City, 1875
An 1875 map showing the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad stations serving Tower City, Keffers and Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]
Tower City Resident is Relative of President-Elect Kennedy, 1960
An article appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that declared that a resident of Tower City was a close cousin of then President-Elect John Fitzgerald […]
Five Generations of the Williard Family, 1961
A newspaper photograph showing five generations of the Williard Family. The photo appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, April 21, 1961. Identified in the photo: Mrs. Jennie Williard, […]
Eleven Complete Mine Rescue Course, 1961
A newspaper photograph of the eleven employees of the Hegins Mining Company, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, who completed a course in first aid and mine rescue. The photo appeared in the […]
William H. “Bill” Hart Jr. (1913-1968) & Anna [Trompeter] Hart (1917-2008)
William Woodrow “Bill” Hart was a major league baseball player and a minor league player and manager from 1935 to 1952. He was born in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on […]
Tower City – American Legion Parade, 1930
A photograph of an American Legion parade in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1930. The photo appeared in the Lykens Standard, October 24, 1968. It was contributed by […]
Tower City – First Colliery Ambulance
An undated photograph of what is said to be the first colliery ambulance at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo, which was contributed by Mrs. Edna Stoud, formerly of […]