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"Workers pose proudly with the tools of their trade near the end of the railroad trestle across the Lehigh Gap, built for the Lehigh & New England Railroad in 1911-12. The bridge was dismantled in 1967. Photo by Stauffer, Slatington — at Lehigh…

"Workers pose proudly with the tools of their trade near the end of the railroad trestle across the Lehigh Gap, built for the Lehigh & New England Railroad in 1911-12. The bridge was dismantled in 1967. Photo by Stauffer, Slatington — at Lehigh…

Old stereoscopic image of the quarry on the outskirts of Slatington (now filled in and used by the borough).

Typical scene around a quarry with the cables used to hoist slate out of the quarry.

Once a laundromat, then Citizens National bank drive through (now First Niagra bank). Allegedly, "The multi-sided tower on the Victorian era building (at the traffic light) was a place for women and children to watch the mining operations, just…