Thomas Bowman (1897-1942) – Mine Accident Victim
HELD FUNERAL FOR MINE ACCIDENT VICTIM SATURDAY Funeral services for Thomas Bowman, 44, of Tower City, who was killed in an accident at an independent mine working last Tuesday [10 […]
Tower City – The Shaft at East Brookside Colliery
An undated photograph of the shaft at East Brookside Colliery, Tower City, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania. ____________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. This photograph […]
Tower City – Old Brookside Breaker
An undated photo of the Old Brookside Colliery Breaker at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Railroad cars are waiting to be loaded with coal at the breaker. ____________________________ Corrections and […]
Harry McCall (1903-1939)
LYKENS POLICE CHIEF STRUCK BY CAR; DIES TUESDAY Harry McCall, age 32 years, Lykens Chief of Police, was fatally injured when hit by an automobile at Grand Avenue and Fifth […]
Emanuel Bixler (1858-1938)
EMANUEL BIXLER BURIED MONDAY Emanuel Bixler, a life long and respected resident of Hegins Township, died at his late home early last Thursday morning [26 May 1938] from a lingering […]
Lykens – Old Trolley at Railroad Station
An undated view of the trolley that traveled from the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The station master’s building is seen […]
Williamstown – “The A. F. Baker”
The “A. F. Baker” was a locomotive owned by the Williams Valley Railroad, which operated from Brookside in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and passed through Williams Valley Junction, Reinerton, Tower City, […]
U.M.W. President John Mitchell Visits Lykens, 1905
A photo of the visit of United Mine Workers President John Mitchell, to the Lykens Valley for a week in September 1905. The group is standing on the steps of […]