Coal Strike of 1900 – Wives of Miners Speak Out
An article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 1900: WE’LL FIGHT IT OUT TO THE BITTER END.” SAY THE WIVES OF COAL MINERS That Men Must Work and Women Must […]
Halifax High School – Floyd Emerson Wertz Jr., 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Floyd Emerson Wertz Jr., a member of the senior class of Halifax High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ From the 1963 yearbook, Hal-Wayne-Son, of the Halifax High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, […]
Millersburg High School – Sandra Jean Sheetz, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Sandra Jean Sheetz, a member of the senior class of the Millersburg High School, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________________ From the 1963 Susquehannock, the yearbook of Millersburg High School, available in […]
Henry O. Umholtz (1863-1950) & Mary [Strayer] Umholtz (1862-1929)
An undated, colorized studio photograph of Henry Oscar Umholtz (1863-1950) and his wife Mary [Strayer] Umholtz (1862-1929), who lived in Gratz or Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, most of their […]
Pine Grove – Scene at East Pottsville Street Crossing of Railroad
An undated, colorized view of the railroad crossing at East Pottsville Street, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photograph appeared in the “Down Memory Lane” feature of the Pine Grove […]
Millersburg High School – Jane Ella Sheetz, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Jane Ella Sheetz, a member of the senior class of the Millersburg High School, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________________ From the 1963 Susquehannock, the yearbook of Millersburg High School, available in […]
Al Shade & the Short Mountain Boys & Girls
An undated, colorized photograph of Al Shade and the Short Mountain Boys and Girls. Al Shade was originally from Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This brief sketch of him appears on […]
Mr. & Mrs. John F. M. Schminky – 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1940
A (colorized) photograph of John Finley Morse Schminky (1872-1960) and Carrie Louisa [Maurer] Schminky (1874-1962) on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1940. The couple lived in Gratz, […]