Sheldon Dick photographed damaged homes in Gilberton, Schuylkill County in 1938.
Photographs from 1938 document the damage done to homes by mine subsidence in Schuylkill County

Sheldon Dick photographed damaged homes in Gilberton, Schuylkill County in 1938.
Photographer Sheldon Dick made a visit to the Coal Region in 1938 to document scenes of life and work in the mining towns of northern Schuylkill County. On an evening during his visit, Dick made a swing by a bar room in Gilberton, Pennsylvania and snapped three photographs that bring the setting to life. The … Continue reading Scenes in a Coal Region bar room – 1938