Black-Face Minstrel Show by Gratz High School, 1930
A brief mention in the Elizabethville Echo of December 11, 1930, that the Cotton Blossom Minstrel show by the Gratz High School was so successful that it had an encore […]
Pine Grove – Girl Scout Camp Wood Haven
An undated color photo post card view of Camp Wood Haven, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From the back of the card: Great Valley Girl Scout Council’s Camp Wood Haven, […]
Free Black-Face Show in Elizabethville, 1934
A two-column-wide ad that appeared in the Elizabethville Echo of June 7, 1934, advertised a free show that was to be held on the School Commons. The ad featured what […]
Millersburg Gazebo, 2008
A 2008 view of the Gazebo in Market Square Park, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Over the years, the gazebo has served as a bandstand for concerts and a central meeting […]
Tower City – The Barn Motel-Restaurant
An undated advertising match book cover for The Barn Motel-Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, Route 209, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Steaks and Chops Served To Your Taste _________________________________________ Corrections and […]
Lykens Comedy Company, 1900-1904
The cover of the script of the play, The Yankee Detective, by W. E. Stedman, one of the first plays performed by the Lykens Comedy Company in 1900, Lykens, Dauphin […]
Valley View – Black-Face Minstrel Show, 1925
A black-face minstrel show was presented by the Lykens & Wiconisco (L & W) Home Town Minstrels at the Midland Theatre, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on the evening of […]
Elizabethville – Star Theatre
A 2014 photograph from GoogleMaps street view, of what was at one time the Star Theatre building, 24 Vine Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was built as a theatre […]