Short Mountain Colliery – Shop Building, 2016
A 2016 photograph of the only surviving major building from the coal mining operations at the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, north of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The […]
Fire Destroys Shops at Short Mountain Colliery, 1916
Short Mountain Colliery, located in Bear Gap north of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was the scene of many fires over the years. A fire in early 2016 destroyed […]
Tour of New West Brookside Colliery Breaker, 1917
A newspaper photograph of a tour of the new West Brookside Colliery Breaker in 1917, Tower City, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania. The photograph appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald on 1 […]
Pulling a Coal Car in a Mine Chamber
An undated, colorized photo post card showing a mule pulling a coal car in a mine chamber of an anthracite coal mine. This was typical of the work that occurred […]
High Kicking Mule at a Coal Mine
A post card view of an undated painting entitled, “High Kicker at Mine,” showing a mule hitched to coal cars and a man with a whip. Railroad tracks lead to […]
Men & Mules Coming Out of a Mine Tunnel, 1907
A 1907 photo post card view of men and mules “Coming out of Tunnel” and “Homeward Bound.” The location is not given, but the scene was typical of many of […]
Mules & Men Coming Out of a Coal Mine
An undated photo post card published for H. L. Jones of men “Bringing Mules Out of the Mines, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.” This view was typical of many mining operations in […]
Williamstown Colliery Tunnel at Bear Valley
An undated photograph of “tourists” on a coal car entering (or leaving) the Williamstown Tunnel at Bear Valley, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The individuals on the coal are are not […]