Tower City Colliery – Keffers Tunnel Entrance
An undated photograph of the Keffers Tunnel Entrance at the Tower City Colliery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The woman and the two young girls at the entrance are not […]
Working at the Coal Mine Dump or Culm Bank
An undated photo post card view of men working “out on the dump” at a coal mine near Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. This was typical of the kind of work […]
Williamstown Colliery – Bear Valley Number 1 Shaft
An undated picture post card view of the Number 1 Shaft at Bear Valley, Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]
Head of the Shaft at a Coal Mine
An undated, colorized photo post card view entitled, “Coal Mining: Head of Shaft.” This was a generic post card sold in many mining communities. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
Another Birdseye View of Lykens
An undated photo post card birdseye or panoramic view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It appears from the angle of the photography that Short Mountain is in the distance and […]
Lykens – Companions About the Mines
An undated, colorized photo post card entitled, “Companions About the Mines.” The area of mining is specified as Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the miners are identified. This is […]
Bear Gap Mine Tunnel to Gratz
An undated photograph of the mine tunnel entrance at Bear Gap near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which led to the air hole and the proposed access opening on […]
Short Mountain Mining Operation
An undated photograph of the coal mining operation at Bear Gap, Short Mountain, near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the coal-fired power plant in the the center and […]