Interior View of Wooden Coal Breaker
An interior view of a wooden coal breaker from the 1890s. According to the article that appeared with this photo, wooden coal breakers had been replaced with steel-framed ones by […]
Unidentified Wood Coal Breaker, 1885
An 1885 view of an unidentified, wooden coal breaker. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Coal Castles,” 27 September 1997. Contributed by […]
Mule Transport of Injured Mine Worker
A photograph from the 1890s showing the transport of an injured mine worker via mule. Although the caption for this photograph indicates the worker is being transported to a hospital, […]
Schuylkill County Breaker Boys
An undated photo identified only as showing breaker boys of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Schuylkill Memories,” 31 […]
Breaker Boys at a Schuylkill County Coal Mine
An undated photo identified only as showing breaker boys at a Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, coal mine. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 1947
A cut from a 1947 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Aerial View of Brookside Colliery
An undated aerial view of the Brookside Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Coal Castles,” 31 May […]
Lykens Colliery – Steam Operated Coal Gate, 1918
A photograph of unknown source taken March, 1918, said to be of the Steam Operated Coal Gate at the Lykens Colliery, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The individuals pictured (standing lower […]