Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company photograph albums
Scope and Contents
The two albums contain eighty-four black and white photographs that depict the operations of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company circa 1930. The first volume documents the company's coal mining operations and includes images of miners at work. The second volume depicts the firm's coal breaker plants, where the anthracite was cleaned of impurities, screened and separated by size, inspected and tested, and loaded onto railroad cars.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1930
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 volumes)Biographical / Historical
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, a subsidiary of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road, was founded in 1871 to allow its parent corporation to control the transportation of anthracite coal mined in eastern Pennsylvania. The coal company operated mines and coal processing plants, and the finished product was shipped via the railroad's lines. The Philadelphia and Reading Iron and Coal Company became a separate corporation in 1923 after the U. S. government initiated an anti-trust lawsuit against its parent company.
Physical Location
MANU
Processing Information
Processed: July 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- bak00495
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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