Flood Causes Major Damage in Lykens, 1924
A photograph taken on September 30, 1924, was published in the Lykens Standard on October 10, 1924 along with the following caption: FLOOD MADE STATE HIGHWAY FROM LYKENS IMPASSIBLE Because […]
The Gratz Fair – Early Aviation Exhibitions, 1913
In the early years of the 20th Century, the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County Pennsylvania, was a place where aviators exhibited their “machines” [airplanes or aeroplanes], and performed daredevil feats. […]
Millersburg – Hotel Freck, 1907
A 1907 photograph (recently colorized) of the Hotel Freck, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The horse-drawn vehicle parked at left is a stagecoach, the public mode of transportation within Millersburg and to areas outside […]
Halifax – Bill & Cletus Auto Service, 1955
A 1955 advertisement for Bill and Cletus Auto Service, Route R. D. 1, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. SERVICE STATION AND GARAGE Lubrication — Gas — Oil — Tires — Accessories […]
Millersburg – Hotel Freck
An undated real photo post card view of the Hotel Freck, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The horse-drawn vehicle parked at left is the stagecoach, the public mode of transportation within […]
Elizabethville – Weida Brothers, 1955
A business card for Weida Brothers Auto Collision Service, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Car Painting —– Towing Service ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, […]
Williams Valley Transportation Company, 1955
A 1955 advertisement for the Williams Valley Transportation Company, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ad features a drawing of a school bus. ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the […]
Engine Breakdown On Single Track Results in Railroad Delay, 1924
When a locomotive got disabled on a single track of the Lykens Valley Railroad, it took crews from both ends of the line to work to get it out of […]