Lykens – Fisher Hosiery Mill, 1908
JOHN R. FISHER – Hosiery Mill As serving to illustrate the manufacturing interests of Lykens, the John R. Fisher Hosiery Mill is decidedly representative. The mill was established in 1897 […]
Coal Castles – Locust Spring Colliery (3 of 4)
The Locust Spring Colliery, near the Schuylkill County line in Northumberland County, is shown on the left and the town of Locust Gap and the Bradley School, on the right. […]
Wiconisco Hometown Heroes (18)
Individual photos of veterans from Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, cropped from photos of Hometown Hero Banners hanging in the town from about 2018 to 2020: Dwight Tschopp – U. S. Navy […]
Pine Grove High School – Jeanne A. Schaeffer, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Jeanne A. Schaeffer, a member of the senior class of Pine Grove School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania._________________________________From the 1963 yearbook, The Cardinal, of the Pine Grove High School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill […]
Coal Castles – Early Locust Gap Collieries (2 of 4)
A mule is harnessed and ready for service at the Locust Spring Colliery. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: In the early days […]
Big Dam School, 1905
A colorized photograph of the teacher and students of the Big Dam School, near Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, about 1905 or 1906. Pictured are: Front Row: Elwood Zerbe; Charles […]
Ravine – Paradise School, 1914
A colorized version of a photograph taken around 1914 of the students and teacher at the Paradise School, Ravine, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the “Down Memory Lane” […]
Wiconisco Hometown Heroes (17)
Individual photos of veterans from Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, cropped from photos of Hometown Hero Banners hanging in the town from about 2018 to 2020: Frank A. Stoudt – U. S. […]