Elizabethville – Last Days of the Red Tavern, 1903
The last days of the Red Tavern, an Elizabethville landmark on South Market Street across from the railroad station, began when the property was sold at sheriff’s sale in January […]
Lykens – Jamieson Photography Studio
Both sides of an undated cabinet card portrait photograph of an unknown boy, taken at the Jamieson Photographic Studio, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following wording is found on the […]
Hotel Koppenhaver Advertises for White Employees
“Jim Crow” in Millersburg? Here is a series of “help wanted” ads from Harrisburg newspapers, all seeking employees for work at the Hotel Koppenhaver, Millersburg. It was common practice to […]
Lykens – A Profile of Albert A. Rudisill, 1906
In its October 12, 1906 edition, the Lykens Standard profiled merchant Albert A. Rudisill: A. A. RUDISILL’S WONDERFUL SUCCESS The phenomenal growth of A. A. Rudisill‘s mercantile business is the […]
Elizabethville – New Hotel Snyder, 1905
An undated colorized post card view of the Hotel Snyder, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which opened for business in early 1905. The Elizabethville Echo of April 13, 1905, provided the […]
Millersburg – Sheriff’s Sale of the Freeland House, 1886
In 1886, the Freeland House, the property of Thaddeus S. Freeland (1837-1915) was sold at Sheriff’s Sale at the County Court House in Harrisburg. The hotel was purchased by Mary […]
Herndon – Esbob Hotel
An undated matchbook cover with advertising for the Esbob Hotel, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Home Cooking Bob Michael and Arlene Michael, Proprietors “We Cater to Parties and Banquets” “U May […]
Gratz – Aaron Daniel Piano Sales
Both sides of an undated advertising post card for Aaron Daniel, of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, dealer for pianos manufactured by Carl Brambach & Son. The picture side of the card […]