St. Clair Coal Company photographs
Creation: 1920-1951Abstract
The St. Clair Coal Company was a medium-sized independent anthracite producer located near Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Photographs from St. Clair Coal Company show miners at work, collieries, storage banks, an aerial view of the operation, strip mining, a yard locomotive (probably built by Vulcan Locomotive), and the office.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1951
Creator
- St. Clair Coal Company (Organization)
Extent
17 item(s)
General Physical Description
17 photographic prints : b&w ; 8x10 in or smaller.
Historical Note
The St. Clair Coal Company was a medium-sized independent anthracite producer located near Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1895, the company sold most of its coal through brokers in New York and Philadelphia. Under William T. Smyth (1843-1920), who became general superintendent in 1900, the company constructed a new breaker and began strip mining at St. Clair. His son, Harold M. Smyth (1896-1956), who had purchased the company in 1932 died in 1956. At that time the anthracite industry was in complete collapse because of the loss of home heating markets to oil and natural gas. Production ceased in October 1957. The St. Clair Coal Company was formally dissolved in March 1979.
Scope and Content
Photographs from St. Clair Coal Company show miners at work, collieries, storage banks, an aerial view of the operation, strip mining, a yard locomotive (probably built by Vulcan Locomotive), and the office.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- St. Clair Coal Company photographs
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
