Crash Kills Muir Man & Injures 11 Others, 1924
The Lykens Standard of September 26, 1924, reported on an accident involving two packed autos that left a coal mine with shift workers heading home to Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Valley View – Superior Breaker, 1952
A 1952 advertisement (business card) for Roy E. Blyler, Superior Breaker, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A complete […]
John L. Lewis Discloses What Miners Actually Earned in the 1920s
In an interview given on September 4, 1925, John L. Lewis, International President of the United Mine Workers of America, commented on a report that anthracite mine workers earned an […]
Spring Glen – Pine Creek Coal Company, 1952
A 1952 advertisement (business card) for Pine Creek Coal Company, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A complete digital […]
Williamstown – Two Injured in Mine Explosion, 1925
A premature explosion of dynamite, possibly caused by the accidental use of a tool which produced a spark, injured two Williamstown miners at the Big Lick Colliery. The Lykens Standard […]
Williamstown – Miner Suffers Broken Back in Rock Fall, 1925
The dangers of working in underground coal mining were reported in the Lykens Standard, August 28, 1925, when a Williamstown miner was buried under a rock fall following a pre-mature […]
James Spangler (1880-1925) – Victim of Mine Explosion
A colorized portrait of James R. Spangler, probably from around 1900. Spangler died as a result of a mining accident at Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens/Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following […]
Wiconisco – Man Burned at Briquet Plant, 1924
JAKE MILLER BURNED AT BRIQUET PLANT George Miller, better known as “Jake,” sustained severe burns of face, arms and legs Friday evening of last week while cleaning a dry culm […]