Loyalton Fire – Mrs. Bruner’s Cow Kicks Lantern, 1932
From the Lykens Standard of November 4, 1932, comes this story of how Mrs. Bruner’s cow kicked a lantern in the barn and a started a fire that totally destroyed […]
Man With Two Names Killed in Mines, 1903
He was known by various combinations of Benjamin Walter “Archie” Roe [or Row] and also known as Benjamin Row Dietrich [or Deitrich]. He died as a result of falling down […]
Lykens – Globe Clothing House, 1908
A colorized newspaper photograph of the Globe Clothing House, appearing in the Lykens Standard, March 13, 1908 as part of a special Souvenir Edition. The store was located at the corner […]
Upper Dauphin High School – Dale Leroy Zerfing
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Dale Leroy Zerfing, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1963 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]
Coal Castles – West Shenandoah Colliery (1869-1925)
The main coal hoisting slope of the West Shenandoah Colliery is pictured in the foreground, with loaded coal cars emerging to the surface. Next to it is the service slope. […]
Wiconisco Hometown Heroes (14)
Individual photos of veterans from Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, cropped from photos of Hometown Hero Banners hanging in the town from about 2018 to 2020: Jeffrey D. Ressler – U. S. […]
Pine Grove High School – June E. Nagle, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of June E. Nagle, a member of the senior class of Pine Grove School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania._________________________________From the 1963 yearbook, The Cardinal, of the Pine Grove High School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill […]
Upper Dauphin High School – Ruth Troutman Young, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Ruth Troutman Young, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1963 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]