Pennsylvania Geological Survey - Historical Photographs

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Anthracite breaker
Anthracite breaker
Mineral Resources-Coal
Anthracite breaker, near Hazleton.
Area showing erosion of outlet waters
Area showing erosion of outlet waters
Glacial Geology
Area showing erosion of outlet waters. (?) Fairchild note: large erratic near top of hill back from upper terrace (750 feet above tide) west of Luzerne., Back from upper terrace (750 feet above tide) west of Luzerne. "Flooding"? Note large erratic near top of hill.
Boiler fuel desliming tank and dragline at Susquehanna No. 7 Colliery
Boiler fuel desliming tank and dragline at Susquehanna No. 7 Colliery
Mineral Resources-Coal
Boiler fuel desliming tank and dragline at Susquehanna No. 7 Colliery, Nanticoke.
Breaker at Chauncey Colliery, George F. Lee Coal Company
Breaker at Chauncey Colliery, George F. Lee Coal Company
Mineral Resources-Coal
Breaker at Chauncey Colliery, George F. Lee Coal Company, Nanticoke.
Breaker of Hazelbrook Coal Company
Breaker of Hazelbrook Coal Company
Mineral Resources-Coal
Breaker of Hazelbrook Coal Company, Hazleton.
Broad flat at head of branch of Huntington Creek
Broad flat at head of branch of Huntington Creek
Geomorphology
Broad flat at head of branch of Huntington Creek east of Huntington Mills.
Buck Mountain bed exposed in pond swamp stripping
Buck Mountain bed exposed in pond swamp stripping
Mineral Resources-Coal
Buck Mountain bed exposed in pond swamp stripping, Hazelton.
Buttonwood breaker
Buttonwood breaker
Mineral Resources-Coal
Buttonwood breaker, west of Wilkes-Barre.
Campbell's Ledge from west banks
Campbell's Ledge from west banks
Geomorphology
Campbell's Ledge from west banks, Pittston.
Clam shell removing ashes from top of culm pile at Chauncey Colliery
Clam shell removing ashes from top of culm pile at Chauncey Colliery
Mineral Resources-Coal
Clam shell removing ashes from top of culm pile at Chauncey Colliery, Nanticoke.
Coal mine in high terrace, 750 feet above tide
Coal mine in high terrace, 750 feet above tide
Mineral Geology-Nonmetallic
Coal mine in high terrace, 750 feet above tide. High terrace west of Luzerne., Coal mine in high terrace west of Luzerne. 750 feet above tide, stripping at left fine silt.
Crusher plant of General Crushed Stone Company
Crusher plant of General Crushed Stone Company
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Crusher plant of General Crushed Stone Company, at quarry, two miles north of White Haven.
Cut in silt bank at George F. Lee Coal Company Colliery
Cut in silt bank at George F. Lee Coal Company Colliery
Mineral Resources-Coal
Cut in silt bank at George F. Lee Coal Company Colliery, Nanticoke. Steps cut in bank are sample locations.
Dewatering and conveying scraper line delivering boiler fuel to boiler house
Dewatering and conveying scraper line delivering boiler fuel to boiler house
Mineral Resources-Coal
Dewatering and conveying scraper line delivering boiler fuel to boiler house at Susquehanna No. 7 Colliery, Nanticoke.
Dorr thickener
Dorr thickener
Mineral Resources-Coal
Dorr thickener, Dorrance Colliery, Wilkes-Barre.
Emery picker at Kingston No. 4 Colliery, Kingston Coal Company
Emery picker at Kingston No. 4 Colliery, Kingston Coal Company
Mineral Resources-Coal
Emery picker at Kingston No. 4 Colliery, Kingston Coal Company, Kingston.
Flume carrying silt to river at No. 6 Colliery of Pennsylvania Coal Company
Flume carrying silt to river at No. 6 Colliery of Pennsylvania Coal Company
Mineral Resources-Coal
Flume carrying silt to river at No. 6 Colliery of Pennsylvania Coal Company, Inkerman.
Flushing silt into mine through bore hole at Stanton Colliery
Flushing silt into mine through bore hole at Stanton Colliery
Mineral Resources-Coal
Flushing silt into mine through bore hole at Stanton Colliery, Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, Wilkes-Barre.
Glacial lake bench low terrace
Glacial lake bench low terrace
Glacial Geology
Glacial lake bench low terrace, 715 feet west of Luzerne., Lower terrace 715 feet west of Luzerne.
Gravel pit
Gravel pit
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Gravel pit, note coarse material at top. North of Hick's Ferry, Luzerne County looking west.