David Kissinger Farm, 1875
A late 20th or early 21st century view of the 105-acre farm owned by David Kissinger in 1875. The date of construction of the building in this photograph is not […]
Gratz – A Drive-In Porn Theatre
The above advertisement for a porn film appeared in a Lykens Valley newspaper in October 1972. The film, Country Cuzzins, was shown at the Sky-Vu Drive-In Theatre in Gratz on […]
Lykens – Railroad Station Yard Office
A photo of the yard master’s office of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Not much is known about this structure other than it supposedly was located on […]
Short Mountain Colliery Timeline, 1900-1909
Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1900-1909 1900: Placed set of rolls in Breaker to break down broken and egg coal. Purchased Blake slush pump, 12” x 8” x 17.” Trestle 40 […]
Lykens – Railroad Water Tower, Pre-Civil War
A photograph of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s water tower at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The tower was located in the railroad yard to the east of the passenger station. It is […]
Unknown School Photo #EAHS-16-0005
This is an unidentified school photo from the collection of the Elizabethville Area Historical Society. Photograph #EAHS-16-0005. Written on the back of this picture: “Grade 4 – Miss Buffington.” Readers […]
Lykens – Railroad Engine House
This photograph of an engine house at a turntable is purported to be from the yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building does appear to […]
Joseph Duncan (1846-1914)
Joseph Duncan, general foundry and machine shop, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Derbyshire, England, 13 May 1846. Joseph Duncan‘s father, George Duncan, was born in Scotland. In his […]