The Destructive Cyclone of 1910 (3)
Part 3 of 3 posts on the Great Cyclone of June, 1910, featuring news articles from local and area newspapers. From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, June 20, 1910: WIND GIVES […]
Millersburg – Hotel Freck
An undated real photo post card view of the Hotel Freck, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The horse-drawn vehicle parked at left is the stagecoach, the public mode of transportation within […]
Elizabethville – Hotel Washington, 1955
An advertisement for the Hotel Washington, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Good Food” H. H. Schwartz, Proprietor ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, […]
Gratz Area Man Killed in Harrisburg Railroad Yard, 1906
JOHN WOLFE FATALLY INJURED IN THE HARRISBURG YARD [Lykens Standard, September 21, 1906]. John Wolfe, of Harrisburg, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, was run over by a shifter in […]
Millersburg – Gernert Hotel Bar, 1944 (1)
A 1944 photograph (recently colorized of the bar area at the Hotel Gernert, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured (left to right): Ralph Lahr; Clayton Barge; Grant Watson; Harry Goodling, manager. […]
A Warning About Chain Letters, 1924
On April 4, 1924, the Lykens Standard picked up its editorial pen and issued a warning to individuals passing on chain letters – those who continued to do so would […]
The Destructive Cyclone of 1910 (2)
Part 2 of 3 posts on the Great Cyclone of June, 1910, featuring news articles from local and area newspapers. From the Lykens Standard, June 24, 1910: GREAT DAMAGE BY […]
Berrysburg – Sultzbaugh Builders, 1955
A business card for Mark J. Sultzbaugh, Builder and Painter, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A […]