Tower City – American Legion Parade, 1930
A photograph of an American Legion parade in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1930. The photo appeared in the Lykens Standard, October 24, 1968. It was contributed by […]
Clyde Machamer & Independent Miners & Associates (IMA)
A newspaper photograph from the Pottsville Republican, December 2, 1965, picturing Clyde L. Machamer (left), president of the Independent Miners and Associates (IMA), issuing application forms for “black lung” benefits […]
Reading Railroad Excursion to D.C. for K. K. K. Meeting, 1926
A news brief from the Pottsville Republican, September 11, 1926, noting that the Reading Railroad was offering a special excursion train leaving from Pottsville and points in western Schuylkill County, […]
Ku Klux Klan Charters Train from Lykens to Washington, 1925
A brief article from the Lykens Standard, July 24, 1925, indicating that the Ku Klux Klan had chartered a train to depart from Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on August 8, […]
More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1928
By 1928, the Ku Klux Klan presence in the Lykens Valley area had begun to fade away. However, some additional news briefs have been located from 1928 and are given […]
Pine Grove – Report on K. K. K. Demonstration, 1925
A newspaper story on the June 1925 Ku Klux Klan demonstration at Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, from the Pine Grove Press Herald, June 19, 1925: Klan Demontration The K. […]
Elizabethville – Announcing Klan Field Day, 1926
A notice of Klan Field Day in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was printed in the August 26, 1926 issue of the Elizabethville Echo: KLAN TO HOLD FIELD DAY HERE, SATURDAY […]
More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1927
In 1927, the Ku Klux Klan was very active in the Lykens Valley area, and historians could say with confidence that this was zenith year of their influence. Additional news […]