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Upper Dauphin High School – Men’s Small Ensemble, 1992

A 1992 photograph of the Men’s Small Ensemble (singing group) of the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members include (left to right): G. Lentz; A. Crum: […]

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Valley View – Sleepy Bill’s Place, 1952

A1952 advertisement for Sleepy Bill’s Blace, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Your Friendly Atlantic Dealer General Auto Repairing Accessories — Gas — Oil — Batteries — Tires — Etc. Sam […]

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Williamstown – An Almost Disastrous Fire, 1924

1924 was a year of disastrous and almost disastrous files in the Lykens Valley area. This fire, which occurred in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in November 1924, almost burned around […]

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Millersburg – Baker Photography, 1992

A 1992 advertisement (business card) for Baker Photography and Framing, 186 Center Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Weddings — Portraits — Sports Photography Lon Zeiders, President _____________________________________ From the 1992 […]

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Elizabethville – Reed Decorating, 1988

A 1988 advertisement (business card) for Reed Decorating, Route 209, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Your One-Stop Decorating Center” Carpet — Wallpaper — Ceramic Tile Glidden Paints — Vinyl Flooring — […]

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Lykens – Clean Up Week, 1925

Clean Up Week was instituted to eliminate or reduce the population of the house fly. This editorial comment was published in the Lykens Standard, April 17, 1925: STATEMENT ON CLEAN […]

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Upper Dauphin High School Yearbook, 1993

A complete digital copy of the 1993 Yearbook, In No One’s Shadow, of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is available on Ancestry.com.  The cover is shown above. ____________________________ Corrections […]

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Tremont National Bank, 1952

A 1952 advertisement for the Tremont National Bank, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Safe, Sound and Reliable for 50 Years Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of […]

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