From Elizabethville to Gratz in Six Minutes by Air, 1913
AVIATOR AT GRATZ FAIR FLIES NINE MILES IN SIX MINUTES Special to the Telegraph Lykens, Pennsylvania, September 19 [1913] — The aeroplane flights at the Gratz Fair were fairly successful, […]
Airplane Flights at the Gratz Fair, 1913
GRATZ FAIR HAS BIG CROWD OPENING DAY Aeroplane Has Been Engaged For Flights Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Special to the Telegraph Gratz, Pennsylvania, September 16 [1913] — The first day […]
First Aeroplane Flight at Elizabethville, 1913
ELIZABETHVILLE HAS ITS FIRST AEROPLANE FLIGHT By Special Correspondence Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, September 20 [1913] — This place saw its first flight of an aeroplane on Wednesday, when Walter Johnson, of […]
Aviators Johnson and Beers Visit Lykens Valley, 1913
A 1913 newspaper photograph of famed aviators Walter E. Johnson and Earl Beers, of Bath, New York, who were responsible for bring the first aeroplane to the Lykens Valley. The […]
Millersburg – Oak Hill Cemetery & Barn
An undated snapshot photograph of the Oak Hill Cemetery with barn (rear left), Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A rubber-stamp imprint on the back of the photo advertises the Wingard Studio, […]
Louise [Riegle] Labe (1915-1977) & Carl Labe (1914-1997) – 25th Wedding Anniversary
A December 1964 color snapshot photograph of Louise [Riegle] Labe (1915-1977) and her husband Carl T. Labe (1914-1997) at their 25th Wedding Anniversary celebration, probably in Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania. […]
Lykens Valley Pastor Was Ku Klux Klan Leader
A Lykens Valley pastor was a known leader of the Ku Klux Klan. He served several churches in the valley, and not only promoted the K. K. K. outside his […]
Wiconisco – Forman Store Destroyed by Fire, 1930
HOLIDAY FIRE DESTROYS WICONISCO STORE Fire which was started by backfire of an automobile engine shortly before six o’clock, last Friday evening destroyed the store and dwelling of the Forman […]