David A. Lucas of Hegins, PA died on June 8th, 2019 at age 67, from injuries sustained in a car crash which also killed his wife LaRae. David was a […]
A goodbye to David A.
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coal keeps the lights on
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Even in Coal Country, Trump Aid Won’t Keep This Power Plant Open
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https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/even-in-coal-country-trump-aid-wont-keep-this-power-plant-open https://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2018/08/schuylkill-county-anthracite-coal-waste.html “Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, Friday announced it filed a notice of suspension of operations with PJM and other mandatory regulatory notifications related to the retirement of […]
Love Bug, Shamokin, January 2018
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Split Vein Coal Company, January 2018
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Coal Township, January 2018
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A strip mine and culm bank tower over the outskirts of Shamokin
The Anthracite King from above
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Google Earth view of two massive draglines in a strip mine near Jeddo Borough <iframe src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m12!1m3!1d2025.3344975754746!2d-75.91835993532396!3d40.98770211064959!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1512076695907″ width=”600″ height=”450″ frameborder=”0″ style=”border:0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Old Forge, PA
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Shot on 8×10 Large Format film
Centralia Aerial Photos
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A bottle of water collected at the Old Forge Borehole
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The Old Forge Borehole is the single largest point source of pollution to the Chesapeake Bay watershed (via the Susquehanna River)
Coal Creek
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Coal Creek Shopping Center, St. Clair PA Spring 2012– my second trip
Blue Mountain from bridge over rail yard, Jim Thorpe.
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Coal Keeps The Lights On
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A conveyor belt crosses Highway 54 outside Mahanoy City. The lettering was added in 2013.
Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville
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The Womers were a few of the last die-hard Centralia residents. They’re mentioned in the This American Life episode “Fire” which features a story about Centralia. The house was abandoned […]
Lackawanna & Susquehanna
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The orange water of the Lackawanna River, polluted by acid mine drainage from the Old Forge Borehole, meets the Susquehanna. The Old Forge Borehole is the largest single point source […]
Susquehanna River
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Highway 61, Centralia
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Cracks in the abandoned portion of Highway 61, melted by the Centralia fire. (Digital)
Inside a crumbling outbuilding in the shadow of the Saint Nicholas breaker (2016)
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location unknown
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Graffiti Highway, Centralia (2016)
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Bathtub Shrine, Byrnesville, 2014
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Byrnesville
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Byrnesville, a small village adjacent to Centralia was condemned at the same time due to the underground fire.
The Kaier Brewery building, October 2016 (a few months before it was demolished).
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Rick Bender leaving work at the Superior Prep Co-Op Breaker
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Behind the St. Nicholas breaker, 2014
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Miner’s boots in a vacant storefront window, Mahanoy City
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Locust Ridge Wind Farm above an active strip mine
Aristes, 2012
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American flag planted in a large block of anthracite coal
Dragline
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Possibly Jeddo Borough
The Strippins’
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Location unknown Bronica SQ, color negative film Most likely 2013
Flag House, Old Forge PA
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This shot is a scan from an 8×10 negative shot with a Deardorff view camera in October 2014. It hasn’t been color corrected yet.
Wildflowers at the St. Nicholas Breaker
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Summer 2017, Fuji Provia 35mm slide film
My car in Jim Thorpe
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Self Portrait, Jim Thorpe
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Self Portrait, Jim Thorpe PA. October, 2012. Mamiya 7 on color negative film Originally called Mauch Chunk, the town was a transportation hub for coal products on the Lehigh River. […]
May’s Drive-In, Ashland PA
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Wilkes-Barre, 2014
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thermometer, superior coal prep
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If you look closely, these thermometers are everywhere in NEPA.
underground in the No. 9 Mine
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Interior of the No. 9 Coal Mine in Lansford, PA. Shuttered in 1972 due to plummeting coal prices, the mine was restored as a museum by local volunteers.
Blaschak Coal plant, outside Mahanoy City
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Palo Alto (outside Pottsville)
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behind the old high school, mahanoy city
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scanner glitch
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i love how these images came out…. the film (35mm color slide film) got stuck in the Pakon scanner and made a beautiful accident. This trailer is parked across the […]
Knox Mine Disaster Memorial
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I attended a memorial event for the Knox Mine Disaster on its 58th anniversary, January 22 2017. The Knox disaster occurred when the Susquehanna river broke through an illegal coal […]
St. Clair, April 2017
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The view from above the Coal Creek Shopping Center, located in a reclaimed strip mine. I shot this on 35mm film with a Canon FTb in April 2017, while I […]
Northeastern Power Cogeneration plant, Audenried
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Northeastern Power Cogeneration plant, Audenried PA (outside McAdoo). This power plant burns previously discarded low-quality anthracite coal waste (culm) which is mined on site. Much of the current mining activity […]
The Beginning: Centralia
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Centralia was the beginning of my fascination with Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region. In 2012, I traveled to Centralia to work on a documentary photography assignment during my spring break as a […]
St. Nicholas Coal Breaker
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Lou Huber, Mahanoy City, 2014
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