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How Did Harold W. Dietrich Win This Car?

An undated snapshop identified as “the car Harold Dietrich won in a drawing.” The photograph was taken at the Riegle-Dietrich homestead in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Harold W. […]

May 23, 2018
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Men & Mules at the Mines

An undated photo post card view of men and mules posing outside a coal mine.  No specific location is given for the card and the men are not identified.  It […]

May 23, 2018
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Klinger Men

An undated photograph of David S. Klinger and his three sons:  Calvin Klinger; Otis Klinger; and Alexander Klinger. The photo was found loose in a Klinger family album. Most of […]

May 23, 2018
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Naomi [Byerly] Latsha – Loses Legs in Accident, 1925

On 8 July 1925, the Harrisburg Telegraph reported on an unusual and very serious event that occurred in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: WIFE LOSES LEGS WHEN TANGLED IN […]

May 22, 2018
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Lizzie [Dietrich] Cook (1903-1990) & Her Brother Walter Dietrich (1899-1971)

An undated snapshot photograph said to be of Lizzie [Dietrich] Cook (1903-1990) and her brother Walter Dietrich (1899-1971), the children of Walter Dietrich (1877-1936) and his wife Emma [Morgan] Dietrich […]

May 22, 2018 2 Comments
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Mule Stable Inside a Coal Mine

An undated colorized photo post card view entitled “The Mine Mule in Her Boudoir.”  The location is not stated, but this is a typical mule stable much like those found […]

May 22, 2018
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Klinger Family – Unidentified

An undated photograph of a Klinger family found loose in a Klinger family album. Help is needed in identifying the individuals pictured. Most of the photographs in or with this […]

May 22, 2018
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Lykens High School Class Trip to Washington, D.C., 1932

The 1932 Lykens High School, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, class trip was to Washington, D.C., and one of the seniors, Kathryn E. Dietrich, took the opportunity to send a picture […]

May 21, 2018

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