Millersburg – Auto Rally, 1913
A 1913 photograph taken by Noll depicts an auto rally at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, none of the individuals in the photo are identified and not much more is […]
Victimized Garage Owner Shoots and Kills Burglar, 1973
In the early morning hours of September 1972, while he waited watching his garage which had been previously burglarized several times, Charles Fix encountered an intruder, Joseph Hoy. After startling […]
Halifax – Market Street Looking East (3)
An undated picture post card view (colorized) of Market Street, looking east, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Coal Castles – Boston Run Colliery (1863-1939)
A photograph from 1922 of the double-track slope of the Boston Run Breaker. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: The Boston Run Colliery […]
Phaon Heinbach (1888-1908) – Kills Self in Hunting Accident
GUNNER’S SUDDEN DEATH Phaon Heinbach, while out gunning for game on Thursday, last (the opening of the rabbit season) in Batdorf’s Swamp, a half mile north of Pine Grove, in […]
The Legend of the Daring Ride of Rachel Silverthorn, 1778
A photograph of the 1938 public works painting by John W. Beauchamp, titled “The Ride of Rachel Silverthorn.” The painting hangs in the Muncy Post Office, Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. […]
Lykens – Eagle Iron Works
An undated photo post card view (colorized) of a parade float of the Eagle Iron Works, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The occasion for the parade is not known nor are […]
Ashland – Pioneer Coal Mine Tunnel
An undated color photograph post card view of the Pioneer Coal Mine Tunnel, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo shows unidentified tourists standing outside and walking into the tunnel. __________________________________________ […]