Harrisburg – Howard Johnson Restaurant
An undated colorized post card view of the Howard Johnson Restaurant on River Road, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This chain restaurant was best known as “Ho-Jo’s” and featured a menu […]
Lykens – History of the Prim Family Band, 1889-1906
About 1889, an orchestra was formed in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, consisting of Lykens merchant W. S. Prim and his young girls. According to a history submitted to the Lykens […]
Lykens – Burglary at Snyder’s Jewelry Store, 1909
In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 6, 1909, the jewelry store of N. E. Snyder at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was burglarized by a thief or thieves who […]
Gratz – Abe Gross’ Store Robbed, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, June 22, 1906: ROBBERY AT GRATZ The store of A. Gross, located on the first floor of the Odd Fellows’ Hall at Gratz, was robbed Thursday […]
Loyalton – Johns Dairy
Images of two different quart bottles from Johns Dairy, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The bottle on the left does not indicate the location of the dairy. The bottom on the […]
Photo Tour of the Klingerstown Mill
The original log mill building built in 1808 had additions to the structure in later years. ________________________________________________________ Stair steps inside the front door lead to the second floor where the […]
Dr. S. D. Diffenderfer – Traveling Dentist, 1910
This DENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, October 20, 1910: Dr. S. D. Diffenderfer of Middleburg, Pennsylvania, desires to inform the public he will visit the towns named below […]
Millersburg – Plambeck & Company, 1898
A 1898 newspaper advertisement for Plambeck and Company, Merchant Tailoring, Market Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. [Elizabethville Echo, January 6, 1898]. MERCHANT TAILORING FALL & WINTER GOODS Just Received. It […]