Coal Castles – Boston Run Colliery (1863-1939)
A photograph from 1922 of the double-track slope of the Boston Run Breaker. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: The Boston Run Colliery […]
Ashland – Pioneer Coal Mine Tunnel
An undated color photograph post card view of the Pioneer Coal Mine Tunnel, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo shows unidentified tourists standing outside and walking into the tunnel. __________________________________________ […]
Coal Castles – Mount Hope Colliery (1852-1918)
An 1885 photograph of an unidentified wood coal breaker. Note the crude trackage on the car haul. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: […]
Coal Castles – Mount Carmel (Stuartville) Colliery
A photograph taken about 1900 of miners’ safety lamps hanging on numbered pins in a colliery lamp and check off house. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville […]
Coal Castles – West Bear Colliery (1863-1913)
A photograph from 1885 showing the West Bear Gap wood breaker under construction. The Mahanoy Plane and town are in the rear. From a series of articles that appeared in […]
Coal Castles – Taylorsville Colliery (1850-1957)
A photograph from around 1900 of a row of miners’ patch houses which cost about $1,000 to build and between $6 and $8 a month to rent. From a series […]
Coal Mine Entrance – Generic Post Card
An undated colorized post card view of the entrance to an anthracite coal mine showing the elevators. Generic views like this were sold throughout the coal region. _________________________________________________ Corrections and […]
Coal Castles – Buck Run (Rhoersville) Colliery
A photograph from about 1890 showing a group of workmen preparing to lower timber into the mine via the Tender Slope on the surface. From a series of articles that […]