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War Department film shows Coal Region in 1942

Posted on March 23, 2019March 19, 2019 by Jake Wynn

"Anthracite rallies" encouraged miners to produce more coal to help the American war effort in 1942.

Posted in Coal Region, World War IITagged anthracite, Anthracite coal, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Film, Hazleton, Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Video, War Department, Wilkes-Barre, World War IILeave a comment

Video shows Brookside Colliery at work in early 20th century

Posted on February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Film from the early 20th century shows collieries above Tower City, Pennsylvania in full operation.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Tower CityTagged anthracite, Coal, Coal Region, East Brookside, Schuylkill County, Tower City, Video, Williams Valley4 Comments

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