Upper Paxton Township – Cummings Farm
A real photo post card view (recently colorized) from around 1907 of the road out of Millersburg into Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photograph, probably taken by Charles […]
Lykens – Northwest Corner of Main & Market Streets, 1860s
A recently colorized photograph from the 1860s of the building on the northwest corner of Main and Market Streets, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________ For a photograph of this building […]
Millersburg – First Train at New Station, 1898
A real photo post card view (recently colorized) of the first train arriving at the new Millersburg Passenger Railroad Station, April 28, 1898, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________ Corrections and […]
Loyalton – Man Injured When Hit By Auto, 1924
The dangers of walking along a highway, even within a small town, were brought home with this unfortunate accident. The car wasn’t speeding, and the driver claimed he was blinded […]
Jacob F. Werner Decapitated by Train, 1924
The death certificate of Jacob F. Werner, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, indicates he died on March 10, 1924, and that he was “killed by train; head crushed,” and the […]
Isaac W. Hoffman (1837-1924)
ISAAC HOFFMAN, MILLERSBURG, PASSED AWAY Millersburg, March 25 [1924] — Isaac W. Hoffman, one of the oldest residents of this place died this afternoon shortly before 3 o’clock. He was […]
Philadelphia’s North Broad Street Station – Reading Railroad
Two undated photographs (later colorized) of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________ June 30, 1981 was the last regularly scheduled passenger train on […]
Mohrsville – Reading Railroad Station
An undated post card view (later colorized) of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Mohrsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________ June 30, 1981 was the last regularly scheduled passenger train […]