Simon Gratz Days, 1988 & 1989
A button issued for the 1989 Simon Gratz Days, the 6th Annual Show, held in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 1-2, 1989. The button features an image of an antique […]
Pottsville – The Million Dollar Fire of 1914
A photograph from 1914 of the aftermath of a disastrous fire in Pottsville. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican, October 13, 1979, which was presented […]
Lykens – Ashlar Lodge Glee Club, 1928
A newspaper photograph from the Lykens Standard, May 28, 1928, of the Ashlar Lodge Glee Club. Front Row: John Trout; Russell Shadle; Howard Meinhardt; Arthur Helt; Ray Good; George Keen; P. […]
Botany Hike at Tumbling Run – Pottsville High School, 1894
A colorized newspaper photograph of students of the Pottsville High School, Class of 1894, on a botany hike at Tumbling Run, Pottsville, Schuylkill County. The photo, which is from the […]
“Race Suicide” Film Shown in Elizabethville, 1938
A poster for an anti-abortion film, Race Suicide, that was released and shown around the United States in 1938. The film’s title appropriated a 1900 term from eugenics, which defines […]
Schuylkill County Dance Bands – Seltzer’s Orchestra
A photograph taken some time in the 1890s of Seltzer’s Orchestra of Pottsville. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican, October 6, 1979, which was presented […]
Tower City – Bike Club, 1893
A 1893 photograph of a bike club gathered at the Williamstown Hotel, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in preparation for an outing. ____________________________________________ For additional information about this photo and […]
Williamstown – Welcome Home Parade, 1947
A photograph taken in 1947 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, of a parade to welcome home the men and women who fought in World War II. The marching band in […]