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Strict Vaccination Rules for 1925-1926 School Year

The campaign to eradicate smallpox continued in 1925 with strict vaccination rules issued to schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Heading up the County Board of Health was Dr. D. E. […]

March 21, 2025
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Elizabethville – Mane Street Hair Studio. 1990

A 1990 advertisement (business card) for Kim Hoffman, Mane Street Hair Studio, 204 W. Main Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Cuts & Styles” ___________________________________ From the 1990 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]

March 21, 2025
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Upper Dauphin High School – Senior Class Officers, 1990

A 1990 photograph of the senior class officers of the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: The officers are pictured at the football […]

March 20, 2025
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Lykens – Reiff & Helt, 1925

From the Lykens Standard of February 6, 1925, an advertisement for Reiff and Helt, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This Victrola — and any RADIO! — what better combination can you […]

March 20, 2025
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Was It Ever OK for a Girl to Play a Boys Sport?

A photograh of Carrie Moyer, famed baseball pitcher for college and semi-professional teams in Eastern Pennsylvania. In 1906, Carrie pitched for the championship Lykens and Wiconisco Athletic Association team. The […]

March 19, 2025
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Urban – Crissinger’s Hotel, 1952

A 1952 advertisement for Crissinger’s Hotel, Urban, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. Beer — Wine — Liquor ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  A complete digital […]

March 19, 2025
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Lykens – State Trooper Hit By Ice Cream Truck, 1925

STATE TROOPER HURT Tuesday evening, as State Trooper Verbecken was returning to Lykens from Elizabethville, he was struck by a Burdan ice cream truck and received minor injuries. Verbecken sounded […]

March 18, 2025
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Upper Dauphin High School – Yearbook Title Page, 1990

A 1990 photograph of the main entrance to the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. La Memoria, 1990 “Through These Doors” ___________________________________ From the 1990 yearbook, La Memoria, […]

March 18, 2025

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