A Commentary on Black-Face Minstrel Shows, 1960
By 1960, professional black-face minstrel show had all but disappeared as a form of entertainment. Still, there were those who seemed to long for the past and hope for its […]
Tower City-Porter Township Centennial Plate, 1968
A 1968 centennial plate issued for the Tower City-Porter Township Centennial (1868-1968), Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The plate depicts images of a one-room school, a colliery, and a church […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – Front of the Lykens Standard Office
A photograph taken of the front of the Lykens Standard newspaper office, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, of the damage caused by the Great Flood, 22 June 1972. ___________________________________ From “Collector’s […]
Millersburg Post Office, 1945 – Patriotic Envelope
A patriotic cover or envelope mailed from the Millersburg Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1945, 7:30 a.m. The cachet on this cover honors the Coast Guard, with […]
Plane Crashes While Attempting Emergency Landing at Millersburg, 1933
TAYLOR CUB PLANE BADLY DAMAGED Clayton Bohner, 30, of Dornsife, narrowly escaped serious injury in an airplane crash when the Taylor Cub plane he was using crashed from an altitude […]
Millersburg Couple Secretly Married for 5 Years, 1936
Millersburg Couple Announce Marriage After Five Years Millersburg, January 25 [1936] — Married incognito for five years, the former Miss Kathryn M. Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Addison L. […]
Robinson Air Field Dedicated in Millersburg, 1930 (11)
A July 12, 1930, newspaper photograph of Lieutenant J. Morgan Harding, standing beside his low-wing monoplane at the dedication ceremony for Robinson Field, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo caption: […]
Robinson Air Field Dedicated in Millersburg, 1930 (12)
A July 12, 1936, newspaper photograph of three aviators from the Altoona-Tyron Aircraft Corporation who participated in the dedication of Robinson Field, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Photo caption: ALTOONA ACES […]