A filmmaker recorded silent moving images of a strip mine in operation in Schuylkill County in December 1917.
Silent film footage of a strip mine operation in Schuylkill County, 1917
Video: The Schuylkill Mall – Gone but not forgotten
In 2018, the Schuylkill Mall came crashing down. A YouTube documentary looks at the mall's history.
Video: A short history of Williamstown Tunnel in northern Dauphin County
Our first Facebook Live video gives a short history of Williamstown Tunnel at the southwestern border of the Coal Region
War Department film shows Coal Region in 1942
"Anthracite rallies" encouraged miners to produce more coal to help the American war effort in 1942.
Video shows Brookside Colliery at work in early 20th century
Film from the early 20th century shows collieries above Tower City, Pennsylvania in full operation.
