Miners’ Patch Houses
A photograph of a group of “Miners’ Patch Houses” from about 1900 built by mine owners to house workers. The location of the houses pictured here is unknown but they […]
Philadelphia & Reading Coal Company Locomotive
An undated photograph of a Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company locomotive that was used to shift coal cars at the breaker at a colliery. The location where this photo was […]
Interior View of Timbered Mine Gangway
An undated interior view of a typical, timbered mine gangway with unidentified miner standing next to a coal car. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) […]
Joliett – Lincoln Colliery Breaker
An undated photograph of the Lincoln Colliery Breaker near Joliett, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo caption reads: Another in the chain of Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company collieries […]
Good Spring – Dynamiting the Westwood Colliery Breaker, 1956
A photograph taken in June 1956 of the dynamiting of the Westwood Colliery Breaker, near Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo caption reads: This scene in June 1956 symbolized […]
Mule-Drawn Dump Cart at Coal Mine
A photograph from around the 1890s of a wooden, mule-drawn dump cart near a coal breaker. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column […]
Edward Beadle (1864-1948) – Master Mechanic at Susquehanna Collieries
EDWARD BEADLE Edward D. Beadle, age 84 years, died at his home on Lykens last Wednesday. Mr. Beadle was a son of the late Robert Beadle and Rachel [Davis] Beadle. […]
Farrier Shoes Mule at Coal Mine
A photograph from about 1900, showing a farrier shoeing a mule at a coal mine. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Coal […]