Deitrich Falls to Death at Mine, 1903
FALLS TO HIS DEATH Benjamin R. Deitrich, a young single man of Lykens, fell 200 feet into a slope at Short Mountain Colliery at Lykens last Monday, and died on […]
Elizabethville’s First Newspapers, 1878-1879
An undated drawing of the Victor Printing Company building at what is currently 37 South Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1878 by Harry H. […]
Alice Louise Baker – Halifax High School, 1962
A 1962 portrait photograph of Alice Louise Baker, 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, […]
Williamstown – Frank & William Shadel
An undated snapshot photo of Frank Shadel and William Shadel. It is believed this photo was taken in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, but the exact location in the town is […]
Lykens-Wiconisco Singing Group Performs Minstrel, 1914
On March 9, 1914, a group of men from Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, performed a minstrel show at the Lykens Opera House. The group was variously described as […]
Plans for Elizabethville Park & Playground, 1920
An article in the Elizabethville Echo of July 29, 1920 provided architectural plans and description of the proposed park for the Borough of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, July 28 […]
Clyde L. Machamer (1914-1989) – Independent Miners’ President
A newspaper photograph of Clyde L. Machamer holding a “We Burn Coal” poster. The photo was published in the Pottsville Republican on December 1, 1965, with the following caption: PROMOTES […]
Williamstown – Durbin Mill
An undated photograph of the Durbin Mill, South West Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________ Image from the Facebook page of the Williamstown Historical Society. Follow and receive regular postings of photos of […]