A brief notice appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 16 September 1911 describing a railroad construction accident near Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, during the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. […]
In September 1911, the foreign workers who were employed in the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad went on strike at Millersburg and were discharged by their employer, the Pinkerton […]
The danger evident in the work camps of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was noted in a brief article which appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 15 August 1911. One of the […]
A photograph about 1910 of the employees at the Rogers House or Union House Hotel at the southwest corner of Market and Center Streets, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The employees […]
Any thought that the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad would bring jobs to the Lykens Valley was quickly dispelled by the employment of foreign labor to construct the line […]
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 […]
An undated photograph of the electric trolley at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at the site of the arch built to welcome and support the United Mine Workers of America (U. […]
HELD FUNERAL FOR MINE ACCIDENT VICTIM SATURDAY Funeral services for Thomas Bowman, 44, of Tower City, who was killed in an accident at an independent mine working last Tuesday [10 […]