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Gratz – Shade’s Market, 1995

A 1995 advertisement (business card) for Shade’s Market, 143 W. Market Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Groceries — Fresh Meats — Deli, Hot & Cold PA Lottery — Magazines & […]

February 10, 2025
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Upper Dauphin High School – Stage Band, 1990

A 1990 photograph of the stage band of the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members identified in the photo: Front Row:  N. Kocher; A. Lettich. Second Row:  […]

February 9, 2025
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Williamstown – Miner Suffers Broken Back in Rock Fall, 1925

The dangers of working in underground coal mining were reported in the Lykens Standard, August 28, 1925, when a Williamstown miner was buried under a rock fall following a pre-mature […]

February 9, 2025
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Upper Dauphin High School – Wrestling Cheerleaders, 1990

A 1990 photograph of the wrestling cheerleaders of Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front Row:  D. Bressler. Second Row:  M. Rebuck; P. Warner; L. Schreiber; […]

February 8, 2025
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Elizabethville – Gale Kute’s Beauty Salon, 1995

A 1995 advertisement for Gale Kute’s Beauty Salon, 204 West Main Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “The Cutest Shop In Town” Your Family Hair Care Center Stylists: Gale Kute & […]

February 8, 2025
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Harry Preston Wiest (1893-1925) – Telegraph Operator Died of Typhoid Fever

PROMINENT TOWER CITY MAN TYPHOID VICTIM Tower City, September 23 [1925] — Harry Preston Wiest, aged 32 years, of Wiconisco & Second Streets, died at his home here Friday morning […]

February 7, 2025
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Gratz – Metal Industries, 1988

A 1988 advertisement (business card) for Metal Industries, Inc. (MI), Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Manufacturers of Quality Storm, Screen and Window Products ___________________________________ From the 1988 yearbook, La Memoria, of the […]

February 7, 2025
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Wiconisco – First Offenders Get Jail Term for Burglary, 1925

For the crime of burglary, three men of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were hastily rounded up and quickly convicted. Although they were first-time offenders, they were sentenced to ten to […]

February 6, 2025

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