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Old Gratz Photos – Lot 85

The log portion of the house on Lot 85, West Market Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was built around 1832. Above is a colorized version of a black and white photograph […]

June 24, 2023
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Williamstown High School Orchestra

An undated photograph of the orchestra of Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo are: First Row (at left):  Bryant Smith; Betty J. Hoffman; Jack Allen; […]

June 24, 2023
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Tower City – Grand Avenue Looking West from Fifth Street

An undated photograph of Grand Avenue looking west from Fifth Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. On the left or south side, the tallest building is the P. O. S. […]

June 24, 2023
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Shamokin – Goss Hill & Cameron Colliery

A 1906 colorized post card view of Goss Hill and Cameron Colliery from the Cameron dirt bank, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This card was produced by the Rotograph Company, and […]

June 24, 2023
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Elizabethville – Shuman Drug Store

An undated photograph of a former building on the southwest corner of Main Street & Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This corner building was purchased by Abraham Shuman and […]

June 23, 2023
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City Cleaners & Dyers – Tower City, Williamstown, & Lykens

An undated photograph of the City Cleaners and Dyers plant, which had establishments in Tower City, Schuylkill County, and Williamstown and Lykens in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to an ad, […]

June 23, 2023
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Garfield Boyd – Minor League Baseball Player from Shamokin

From the Shamokin News Dispatch, January 6, 1950: FORMER RESIDENT OF SHAMOKIN DIES Garfield Boyd, former Shamokin resident and widely known as a baseball pitcher when he was a young […]

June 23, 2023
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Coal Castles – Hartford Colliery (1859-1884)

A photograph of the side view of a new and improved 21-foot mine fan with wrought iron fan casing which replaced the old wooden type. From a series of articles […]

June 23, 2023

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