Wiconisco – The Great Fire of 1904
A photograph of the destruction at Schaeffer’s Knitting Mill, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the fire of September 27, 1904. Photo from Liberty Hose Company No. 2, Lykens. From the […]
Tri-Valley High School, 1983 – 15th Reunion, 1998
A newspaper photograph of the 15th Reunion of the Class of 1983, Tri-Valley High School, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The reunion was held in 1998 at the Valley View Gun Club. Front […]
Loyalton – Man with 2 Wives Kills Father & Self, 1962
A man from Washington, D. C., went to visit his father near Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, supposedly to get financial assistance to help him get through his loss of his […]
Les Brown’s First Movie Almost Premiered in Lykens, 1943
Did Lykens almost have a Hollywood film premier? In the promotional article for “Seven Days Leave,” which was scheduled to be featured at the Budd Theatre in Lykens in late […]
Gratz Shirt Factory Destroyed by Fire, 1952
A newspaper photograph of spectators surveying the damage at the Dormar Manufacturing Company’s Gratz shirt factory, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1952. The early evening fire caused $75,000 to […]
Tri-Valley High School, 1983 – 5th Reunion, 1988
A newspaper photograph of the 5th Reunion of the Class of 1983, Tri-Valley High School, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The reunion was held in 1988 at the Valley View […]
Wiconisco – Great Fire of December 1964
A photograph of the rear of the area which once contained several structures on Pottsville Avenue, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that were destroyed fire an early morning fire, December 10, […]
A History of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905-1921
A photograph taken on September 15, 1910, of the groundbreaking ceremonies at Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to be constructed from […]