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Lykens Dairy, 1961

A 1961 advertisement for the Lykens Dairy, Inc., Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. LYKENS DAIRY, INC. 329 Market Street LYKENS, PENNSYLVANIA At It’s MILK Finest!! Telephone GLendale 3-7138 ______________________________________ From the […]

January 24, 2019
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Gratz – Harvest Home Festival, 1946

A 1946 photograph of the sanctuary of the Simeon Lutheran and Reformed Church, Gratz, Pennsylvania, decorated for the “Harvest Home Festival.”  These festivals began after 1870 and were promoted by […]

December 12, 2018
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Lykens Township – Old-Time Traction Engine

An undated photograph of an old-time traction engine, a steam operated machine that provided belt power for a threshing machine.  Prior to the advent of the combine, which was a […]

December 7, 2018
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Lykens Township – Old-Time Threshing Machine

An undated photograph of an old-time threshing machine of the type commonly used on farms in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and other farming areas in the Lykens Valley.  Threshing […]

December 6, 2018
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Lykens Township – Hanover Canning Company

A photograph taken about 1955 of the October rush of tomatoes at the Hanover Canning Company plant.  A story of this canning company’s presence in the Lykens Valley was told […]

November 24, 2018
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Millersburg High School – Forest Rangers’ Club, 1953

A 1953 photograph of the Forest Rangers Club of the Millersburg High School, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The individuals in the photo are not identified, but a list of officers […]

November 10, 2018
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Halifax – Boyer High School Home Economics Club, 1943

A 1943 photograph of the Home Economics Club of the Boyer Memorial High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The faculty advisor was Miss Muriel Blanche Craig. While the individuals are […]

November 8, 2018
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Halifax – Boyer High School Future Farmers, 1943

A 1943 photograph of some of the members of the Future Farmers of America Club of the Boyer Memorial High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A complete list of the […]

November 7, 2018

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