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Williamstown – The Golden Bakery

An undated photograph of Art A. Moyer with his horse and bakery wagon for The Golden Bakery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The bakery was owned by Art Moyer and Eva […]

January 12, 2022
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Van Arnam’s Black-Face Minstrels Perform in Lykens, 1924

A poster for John R. Arnam‘s Minstrels who were scheduled to perform at the Moose Theatre in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1924. The members of this troupe were […]

January 12, 2022
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Vera I. [Schwalm] Kimmel (1921-2021) – Centenarian

VERA I. [SCHWALM] KIMMEL (1921-2021) Vera I. Kimmel, age 100, of Valley View, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Friday, […]

January 11, 2022
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Dennis LaVerne Cooper – Halifax High School, 1962

A 1962 portrait photograph of Dennis Laverne Cooper, a member of the senior class of Halifax High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ From the 1962 yearbook, Hal-Wayne-Son, of the Halifax High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  Available […]

January 11, 2022
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Edward Louis Bechtel – Upper Dauphin High School, 1962

A 1962 portrait photograph of Edward Louis Bechtel, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1962 yearbook, La Memoria, of the […]

January 11, 2022
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Norman J. Wolfe (1919-1992) – Independent Coal Miner

A newspaper photograph from 1972 of Norman J. Wolfe (1919-1992), an independent coal miner, a.k.a. bootlegger, standing at the entrance to his Sharp Mountain Coal Mine near Tremont, Schuylkill County, […]

January 11, 2022
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Seaboard, Pennsylvania & Western Railroad, 1884

An 1884 railroad map showing the Seaboard, Pennsylvania and Western Railroad and its connections. This railroad passed through Herndon, Northumberland County, and then west over the Susquehanna River bridge there. […]

January 11, 2022
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Leon J. Keene – 20 Years Service With General State Authority, 1969

A newspaper photograph of Leon J. Keene (left), a native of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, receiving a plaque from James D. Logan (right), Executive Director of the General State Authority […]

January 10, 2022

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