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  • Collection: Slate Quarries

Quarry7.jpg
The town is to the left of this quarry scene.

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Emerald 1 web.jpg
This quarry site, located across Trout Creek from Emerald, is not completely filled in.

Penn Lynn Acme 1 web.jpg
Quarry has been filled in and is now the site of the borough's municipal building. Acme supermarket building was to the left on top of the quarry refuse pile.

815 Emerald 2 web.jpg
Not much left, this portion is mostly filled in.

CarbonSC.jpg
This is a rather typical slate quarry scene. This postcard was part of a small booklet of photos, Souvenir of Slatington, Penna. and Vicinity, sold by Jones Bros & Miller. These photos also appeared as regular, individual postcards.

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Quarry2.jpg
Interior view of the building in which slabs of slate were cut and polished to the desired dimensions.

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Quarry.jpg
This could be the Penn Lynn quarry operaation, but I am not sure and will have to do some more study of the image.

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CarbonSC2.jpg
This was a pretty complex operation as evidenced by all the supporting buildings.

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