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Gratz High School – Halloween Party, 1931

Hallowe’en Party The pupils of the Gratz High School had a grand jubilee in the social room of the I. O. O. F. Hall on Friday evening.  Music was furnished […]

December 18, 2021
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Halifax – White Horses

A representation of the White Horses, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced on a wood block by Hometowne Collectibles for the Halifax Area Historical Society. On the back of the block is the following […]

December 18, 2021
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Williamstown – Reho’s Cafe

An undated advertising match book cover for Reho’s Cafe, 235 E. Spruce Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Platters Anytime Eat Piggies at Ziggies __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]

December 18, 2021
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Pine Grove – Generic Post Card Beach Scene

An undated colorized post card view supposedly representing Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. However, the scene depicts ocean waves in the background and five bathers on a beach, in swimsuits, […]

December 18, 2021
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Pennsylvania – Great Western & Lake Erie Railroad, 1847

An 1847 map showing the route of the Great Western and Lake Erie Railroad which crossed the mountains northeast of the Lykens Valley and crossed the Susquehanna River around Sunbury […]

December 17, 2021
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Lykens – K. K. K. In Charge of Funeral of Miner, 1925

In what was probably the biggest Ku Klux Klan demonstration up to this time in the Lykens Valley area, hundreds of hooded members of that order took charge of the […]

December 17, 2021
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Millersburg – United States Post Office, 2019

A photograph taken in 2019 of the United States Post Office at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to the cornerstone, the building was built in 1935 with Louis A. Simon […]

December 17, 2021
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Leck Kill – Christ United Church of Christ

An undated commemorative plate with images of Christ United Church of Christ, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; St. John’s Church, Leck Kill; and St. John’s Church, Pitman, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]

December 17, 2021

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