A Quartette of Tremont Belles
An undated photograph of four young belles of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured (left to right): Katie Minnig (Mrs. Monroe Hand) Florence Minnig (Mrs. Francis Jennings) Carrie Minnig (Mrs. Homer […]
Porter Township Mine Disaster – Diagram of Mine Interior
The Porter Tunnel mine disaster occurred on March 1, 1977, near Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Related photos appeared in editions of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, on subsequent dates. This […]
Sam B. Rich – Grand Dragon of Pennsylvania Ku Klux Klan Charged
In 1925, the most prominent individual in the Pennsylvania Ku Klux Klan was Samuel D. Rich. On Labor Day, September 7, 1925, a major Dauphin County Klan event was held […]
U.S. Klan Members Arrested in Germany in Anti-Semitic Plot, 1925
Just three days after the huge Dauphin County Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Harrisburg, which attracted an estimated 30,000 supporters, Americans woke up to read in their morning newspapers of […]
Berrysburg – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card image from indicating “You auto be in Berrysburg, Pennsylvania“, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Fountain in Tremont Fire Company Yard
An undated photograph of men sitting around the fountain in the yard of the Tremont Fire Company, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Men in the photo: Front Row (seated on fountain […]
Harry H. Hepler – Minor League Baseball Player from Gratz
Harry H. Hepler Jr. of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was a minor league baseball player in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization during the years 1944, 1945, and 1947. His stats can […]
Gratz Fair Features Black-Face Entertainment, 1900
The Lykens Register of September 13, 1900, touted the upcoming Gratz Fair entertainment featuring “dark and melodius” minstrels in black-face and welcomed attendees who were not afraid to “die laughing.” […]