Old Pine Grove School, 1912
A colorized photograph taken around 1912 of the students and teacher at the old Pine Grove School. The building, in 1972, was occupied by the C. & W. Manufacturing Company. […]
Pine Grove – Mill Street School, 1924
A colorized photograph from around 1924 of the students and teacher of the Mill Street School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was published as part of the “Down Memory […]
Reinerton – “Thistle Burr” Prank Results in Murder, 1947
A December 1947 newspaper photograph (colorized) of William Riskis, 58-year-old miner of Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, who was held at Pottsville and charged with the murder of fellow miner, Stanley […]
Pine Grove – The “Crazy Drunk” Murder, 1928
In late June 1928, Milton Trumbo, a miner, who was described as a “crazy drunk,” fired his shotgun into the chest of his close friend, Charles Kramer, also a miner, […]
Outwood School, 1922
A colorized photograph of the students and teachers of the Outwood School, near Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1922 or 1923. The photo was given to the Pine Grove Press […]
Robert Michaels Accidentally Kills Joseph Boras, 1940
In April 1940, 20-year-old handyman, Robert Michaels, at a coal shaker office near Tower City, decided to show off his “quick draw skills” with his .38 calibre revolver to a […]
Pine Grove High School – Thelma Irene Zimmerman, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Thelma Irene Zimmerman, 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 […]
Pine Grove High School – John M. Zimmerman, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of John M. Zimmerman, 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 […]