Jackson Township School Directors Charged, March 1906
A portrait of Reuben Lentz (1851-1925), a member of the School Board of Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, who was arrested in March 1906 along with other members of the […]
Trial of the Jackson Township School Directors, 1906
A portrait of Judge George Kunkel (1855-1920), who presided over the trial of the Jackson Township school directors and community members in late March, 1906. The portrait is from the […]
After the Trial of the Jackson Township Anti-Vax “Conspirators”
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner of Health for Pennsylvania, took the results of the March 1906 trial as a victory for compulsory vaccination even though the court had ruled that […]
State Health Commissioner Promotes Smallpox Vaccine, 1906
A portrait of Dr. Samuel G. Dixon (1851-1918), Pennsylvania Commissioner of Health during the period of intense pressure to get all school children vaccinated for smallpox, just after the turn […]
Challenges to the Vaccination Law in January 1906
A newspaper photograph of Frank M. Eastman, a Harrisburg attorney who represented Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Pennsylvania Health Commissioner, in the vaccination case against the school directors and others of […]
Hubley Township High School, 1992
A 1992 photograph of the abandoned Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The building was purchased by Robert Koppenhaver Builders in 1992 and renovated to suit their […]
Hubley Township High School – Band Uniform Patch
An undated identification patch for a band uniform for Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Killinger – W. W. Derr, Music Teacher
An undated calling card for W. W. Derr, Teacher in Vocal and Instrumental Music, Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. (Instruments — Organ, Piano and Violin) ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]