“The Shaker” – by George Tschamber of Williamstown
A photograph of a painting, “The Shaker,” by Williamstown artist George Tschamber. The image is of a coal breaker similar to those found in the anthracite region where Williamstown is […]
Sidney L. Shuey of Wiconisco, 1960
A 1960 portrait photograph of Sidney L. Shuey of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1960 yearbook, The Spectrum, of Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, available […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (1)
The front page of the West Schuylkill Herald for March 3, 1977, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The articles in that paper are related to […]
Richard H. Foltz of Shamokin, 1951
A 1951 portrait photograph of Richard H. Foltz of Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1951 yearbook, The Spectrum, of Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, available […]
A Black-Face Play in Tremont, 1917
The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald of several dates in late 1917, printed the following advertisement about a black-face play that was to be presented by Mrs. U. […]
Klingerstown – St. Michael’s Sunday School Class
An undated photograph (taken some time between 1897 and 1911, when Rev. Kressley was the pastor), of a Sunday School Class at St. Michael’s Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured […]
Three Arrested for Coal Theft at McClellan, 1931
In the same edition of the Elizabethville Echo in which the editor, Milton A. Miller flippantly dismissed African American criticisms to the radio show, Amos ‘n Andy, an article appeared […]
Abraham Lincoln in Dauphin County, 1861
One hundred fifty years ago, on his way from his home in Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D.C. for his March 4th inauguration, President-elect Abraham Lincoln made a stop in Harrisburg, […]