Three Dead in Williamstown Colliery Accident, 1872
In April 1872, a shocking mine disaster occurred in the lower anthracite district when a fall of rock occurred trapping three miners under the rubble, all of whom died in […]
Robert Adams – Sweigard’s World War II Photos
A photograph of Robert Wesley Adams in his World War II uniform. The photo is from the Sweigard General Store World War II Collection, Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Adams was […]
Ku Klux Klan Can Parade, But Not with Masks!
One of the ways that mayors of cities in the coal regions where the Ku Klux Klan wanted to demonstrate or parade controlled the situations was to insist that anyone […]
Phoenixville – Reading Railroad Station
An undated colorized post card view of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________________ An undated color photo post card view of the station at […]
Millersburg – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card design for Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Greetings from Millersburg, Pennsylvania _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Pottsville – Approach to the Reading Railroad Station
An undated colorized photograph (probably from the 1950s) of the approach to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The train shed for passenger arrivals and […]
Klan Pastor “Called” to Juniata from Chester, 1927
What happened in 1927 when a Reformed pastor belonging to the Ku Klux Klan and actively supporting its views comes into conflict with his congregation? He got called by another […]
Herndon Post Office, 1915
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed from the Herndon Post Office, Herndon, Northumberland County, August 13, 1915, at 9 A. M. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]