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The Sordoni Art Gallery Presents Hard Coal Mining In Northeastern Pennsylvania: A Look Back

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from:Sordoni Art Gallery category:Arts and Entertainment posted:June 9th, 2009

Wilkes-Barre - The Sordoni Art Gallery will open the exhibition, Hard Coal Mining in Northeastern Pennsylvania: A Look Back.

Anthracite coal, the land, and its people have been a prime source of energy in these United States and an influencing factor in its economic development as an industrialized nation. Today, with the kaleidoscopic changes in energy sources, the land and its people are our heritage. This exhibition was first installed in 1976 and opened to the public for the bi-centennial celebration. A portion of the photographs depict the era of anthracite mining from the early 1900s to the late 1930s with emphasis on the miners – their lives, homes and families. Other photographs depict the mines, with emphasis on the mine machinery during these growth and expansion years.

The Sordoni Art Gallery is open to the public and is located at 150 South River Street in the Stark Learning Center on the Wilkes University campus. The Gallery is open daily from noon until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (570) 408-4325.

Date: Monday, June 15 through Sunday, October 4, 2009.

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