Wiconisco Miner Dies in Fall Down Slope, 1962
MINER DIES AS RESULT FALL DOWN SLOPE An independent miner who was injured in a 60-foot fall down a slope at Bear Valley mining operation Thursday, September 20 [1962], died […]
Tower City High School, 1949
A photograph of the Class of 1949, Tower City High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as it appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, June 3, 1949, along with names […]
The Daub Triplets of Orwin, 1935
A photograph taken when the Daub triplets were 2 1/2 months old. The triplets were born on October 3, 1935, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Daub, of Orwin, […]
Reinerton – Workman’s Upholstering
An undated image of a printing block (top) for an advertisement for Workman’s Upholstering, Grand Avenue, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. “FREE ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN” The second photo shows a mirror […]
Tower City High School Class of 1923 – 50th Reunion
TOWER CITY CLASS OF ’23 HOLDS 50th REUNION Members of the Tower City High School Class of 1923 observed the 50th anniversary of their graduation at a luncheon at Porter-Tower […]
Porter-Tower High School Class of 1962 – 10th Reunion
A newspaper photograph from 1972 of the Class of 1962, Porter-Tower High School, Porter Township and Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The class had its 10th Reunion at the the […]
Lykens – History of the Post Office, 1857-1932
The first post office in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was established in 1857 on Main Street, in a building known as “ten pin alley,” which was located just to the […]
Reading Railroad – Route of “The Schuylkill,” 1948
The front panel of a November 14, 1948 schedule of “The Schuylkill,” the Reading Railway System’s daily train between Philadelphia and Pottsville, with intermediate stops at Norristown, Phoenixville, Royersford, Pottstown, […]