Black-Face Minstrel Show in Shamokin, 1962
A photograph of a minstrel show held at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1962 The cast was made up of students from the school […]
Gratz Fair – Trapeze Artist, 1912
A real photo post card image believed to be from about 1912 of a crowd at the Gratz Fair watching a trapeze artist, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and […]
Gratz Fair – Trapeze Artist, 1908
A real photo post card image believed to be from about 1908 of a crowd at the Gratz Fair watching a trapeze artist, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and […]
Ethiopian Clowns Play Baseball at Tremont
A 1939 newspaper photograph of the independent “colored” baseball team, the Ethiopian Clowns, who played exhibition baseball against local teams throughout the United States – including in the Lykens Valley […]
1906 Gratz Fair Ad Featured Seditionist $100 Bank Note
A 1906 advertisement for the Gratz Fair featuring a facsimile of a $100 Confederate States of America bank note on one side and, in the same style as the note, […]
Gratz Fair, 1908
A photograph believed to have been taken about 1908 of the midway of the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the photographer’s stand at center right. A cropped version […]
Trevorton High School – Band, 1951
A 1951 photograph of the band of Trevorton High School, Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Band members in the photograph: Front (standing): S. B. Haupt, director. First Row: J. […]
Gratz Agricultural Fair Ticket, 1878
An admission ticket to the Gratz Agricultural Fair for 1878, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ticket bears the name of John Messner and is for his family as well – […]