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Mule Power
A mule and mule driver in a coal mine. Mules...

Deringer Breaker
A coal "breaker" was a massive stucture,...

Inside the Breaker
Anthracite was cleaned and separated into...

Patch Town
Mine owners constructed and rented shanty-type...

Recreation Hour
A group of boys play ball during their noon...

Drift Mine
Anthracite mine workers often included young...

Gangway
A "gangway" or main entrance to an anthracite...

Shift Change
Anthracite mineworkers at a shift change....

Blast Furnace
Blast furnace at Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company,...

Colliery
The Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company colliery...

Scranton, PA, Drawn by T. M. Fowler and A. E. Downs, circa 1890.
The Lackawanna county seat, Scranton was...

Building Canal Boats
Workmen building canal boats for the Philadelphia...