From the Lykens Standard, September 17, 1926: $2,000,000 ELECTRIC PLANT AT LYKENS MINES The Electrical Plant, located on the property of the Susquehanna Collieries Company, this place, erected and began […]
An undated, colorized post card view of the opening of the Bear Gap Mining Tunnel at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Bear Gap Mine Tunnel of the Lykens Valley Coal Company went […]
An undated photograph of a very young coal miner. The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, was published in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican, March […]
FOOT CRUSHED BY THE CARS George Dreibelbis, aged 15 years, son of Abraham Dreibelbis, an old Grand Army resident of Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, had his foot mashed yesterday near his home […]
An undated photograph of a pair of railroad tracks used to move coal up and down a mountain. The system was known as a “plane.” The photo appeared in the […]
This diorama view of an anthracite coal mine was featured as part of an exhibit on mining provided by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company at the Hall […]
Part 4 of 4. The Locust Summit Breaker was located near Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Library of Congress notes the significance of the breaker operation in a page […]
Part 3 of 4. The Locust Summit Breaker was located near Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Library of Congress notes the significance of the breaker operation in a page […]