Tower City – Carl House
An undated photograph of the Carl House, located on the northwest corner of North Fourth Street and East Colliery Avenue, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This hotel was built by […]
Lykens – Bernard & Toomer Photograpers
An undated cabinet card photograph taken at the Bernhard and Toomer Photography Studio, Lykens, Dauphin County Pennsylvania. On the back of the card, someone has written the following: “Give this […]
Shamokin – Capitol Theatre, 1943
A colorized black & white photograph of the front of the Capitol Theatre, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo can be dated to around 1943 based on the film “Hoosier […]
Coal Castles – Tunnel Colliery
nmn From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: The Tunnel Colliery was located south of the borough of Ashland on the south side of […]
Henry Keiser of Lykens and the Whiskey Ration
This blog post presents “whiskey-related” information from the Henry Keiser Diary. Henry was a Civil War soldier from Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________________________ The print of a political cartoon shown […]
Pine Grove – Pottsville Street Looking East (Colorized)
An undated black & white post card view (later colorized) of Pottsville Street, looking east, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Note the railroad crossing gate, the railroad building, and the […]
Halifax Drive-In Theatre, 1990
An aerial view of the remains of the Halifax Drive-In Theatre, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken some time in the early 1990s. The site is presently a small shopping center […]
Coal Castles – Eagle Hill Colliery
Huge refuse banks are shown behind the Eagle Hill Colliery. The breaker is on the left and the powerhouse on the right. _______________________________________ From a series of articles that appeared […]