Labor Riots at Gratz & Elizabethville Shirt Factories, 1934
In October and November 1934, workers at two Lykens Valley shirt factories, one in Elizabethville and one in Gratz, clashed with the factory owners over the right to organize as […]
Mt. Carmel – Women Working at Cigar Factory
An undated photograph of workers making cigars at a cigar factory in Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican and Herald, […]
Shamokin – F & S Brewery
An undated photograph of two workers making kegs at the old F & S Brewery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican […]
Trevorton – Pay Day at the Stephens Colliery
An undated photograph of workers lining up to receive their pay at the Stephens Colliery, Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Scenes like this were repeated throughout the coal regions. The photo […]
How In Hell Can You Vote for Nixon?
A political ad that appeared in the Pine Grove Press Herald, October 26, 1972, with the caption, “If you work for a living, how in hell can you vote for […]
Pine Grove – Reading Railroad Section Crew, 1923
A photograph taken in 1922 of the section gang or crew that worked for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Pine Grove area, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front […]
Pennsylvania Profiles – William Penn Owned Slaves
A story about William Penn as a slaveowner was told as part of “Pennsylvania Profiles,” a weekly series produced for the Sunbury Daily Item, with the above number published on July […]
Pennsylvania Profiles – The Coal Mine Runner
A story of a little-known position in the anthracite coal mines, often held by a young man in the middle to late teens, A brief, illustrated history of the “coal […]