Williamstown Miners Going to Work
An undated photograph of a group of miners from or around Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is titled, “Miners Going to Work.” None of the individuals pictured are identified, […]
Berrysburg – Wallick & Schwalm Employees, 1948
A 1948 photograph of the employees of the Wallick and Schwalm Dress Manufacturing Plant, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. Wallick and Schwalm […]
Williamstown Miners
An undated photograph of a group of miners from or around Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Only two miners in this photo have been identified: In the center of the photo […]
Williamstown – Durbin Hosiery Mill Interior
An undated photograph of the interior of the Durbin Hosiery Mill, located on the east side of South West Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. When the mill was founded it […]
Toil of the Breaker Boys
Although this scene from around 11890 was at a breaker near Pottsville, it was typical of what the breaker boys had to put up with a the collieries. The photo […]
The Anthracite Miners’ Certificate
On 9 May 1889, Pennsylvania passed a law requiring miners to obtain “mining papers.” Collieries were required to hire only men with these papers which were officially referred to a […]
Dietrich-Gasbarro – 3 Generations in Atlantic City
A snapshot photograph dated 22 April 1945 and taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey, of three generations of the Dietrich-Gasbarro family. Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich (1895-1977) was in Atlantic City to […]
Men & Mules Coming Out of a Mine Tunnel, 1907
A 1907 photo post card view of men and mules “Coming out of Tunnel” and “Homeward Bound.” The location is not given, but the scene was typical of many of […]