Paul Briggman – Sock Thief of Wiconisco, 1924
Local officials, the owners of a hosiery mill and a dye factory, and several residents of the Lykens Valley area testified against Paul Briggman of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in […]
Elizabethville – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card image from Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Greetings from Elizabethville, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Halifax Barn Fire, 1924
This story of a fire near Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was reported in the Lykens Standard, September 26, 1924: BARN AND CROPS DESTROYED BY FIRE AT HALIFAX Handicapped by the […]
Valley View – Superior Breaker, 1952
A 1952 advertisement (business card) for Roy E. Blyler, Superior Breaker, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A complete […]
Valley View – H. Stanley Harner, 1952
A 1952 advertisement for H. Stanley Harner, Construction and Maintenance of all Kinds of Electrical Works, Motor Repairing and Rewinding, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior […]
John L. Lewis Discloses What Miners Actually Earned in the 1920s
In an interview given on September 4, 1925, John L. Lewis, International President of the United Mine Workers of America, commented on a report that anthracite mine workers earned an […]
Herndon – Tressler Brothers Skating Rink, 1952
A 1952 advertisement for Tressler Brothers Skating Rink, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Skating Every Thursday and Sunday Evenings to the Music of Eddie McCormick at the Hammond Organ ___________________________________ From […]
Halifax – Boyer Memorial School
An undated photo post card image of the Boyer Memorial High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.