The World War 2 letters of Private Lewis T. Jobe of Muir, PA

Lewis T. Jobe fought through North Africa and Sicily and was invaded in the Invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Several letters he wrote in 1943 were published in a Tower City, PA newspaper and provide an eyewitness account of the Second World War. Read the letters here.

Joseph Puma | A child mineworker photographed by Lewis Hine in 1911

Joseph Puma and mineworkers in Pittston, PA in 1911

Meet Joseph Puma, a young Sicilian immigrant caught in the harsh world of Pennsylvania coal mining in 1911. Captured by Lewis Hine’s lens, his story spans from the dark tunnels of Pittston to serving overseas during World War I. Read the full story.