Orpah [Bixler] Umholtz (1923-2015) – “Rosie the Riveter”
A photograph of Orpah I. Bixler taken about 1941 when she went to work for the Jacob’s Aircraft Plant in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The story of her work there […]
A photograph of Orpah I. Bixler taken about 1941 when she went to work for the Jacob’s Aircraft Plant in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The story of her work there […]
An undated photograph of a very young coal miner. The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, was published in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican, March […]
A colorized version of a black and white photograph taken about 1915 of the house on Lot 54, East Market Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This house was built some time […]
A newspaper advertisement from the Valley Citizen, Valley View, February 7, 1952, for the Gratz Community Center, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Quality Food at Moderate Prices BE SOCIABLE – BE […]
A representation of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced on a wood block by Hometowne Collectibles. On the back of the block is the following description: TRINITY UNITED […]
The stamped corner of a post card mailed from the Dalmatia Post Office, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1909, at 9:00 A.M. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]
An undated photograph showing two young men (or boys) “skinny dipping” in the water near Tumbling Run, Pottsville, Schuylkill County. The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, […]
A colorized version of a black and white photograph taken in the 1990s of the house on Lot 54, East Market Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The house on this lot […]