Advertising the Dauphin County Klan Rally in Harrisburg, 1925
An advertisement that appeared in the Lykens Standard of September 4, 1925, for the Ku Klux Klan Day and Parade in Harrisburg on Labor Day, 1925. As was later shown […]
Loyalton – Snyder’s Hotel Matchbook Cover
An undated advertising match book cover for Snyder’s Hotel, Route 209, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Country Style Cooking Beer — Wines — Liquors ________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
Floyd E. Shawda Jr. of Shamokin, 1951
A 1951 portrait photograph of Floyd E. Shawda Jr. of Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1951 yearbook of the Millersville State Teachers College, Millersville, Lancaster County, […]
Pine Grove Band, 1908
A 1908 photograph of the Pine Grove Band, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken at the time of an engagement at Roedersville, Pennsylvania, for the Redmen Picnic. […]
Black-Face “Smoky” at Vocational School, 1940
A 1940 entertainment program at Lykens Valley Vocational School, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, included “Smoky”, the black-face comedian. On-going research may prove that “Smoky” was “Smoky Styer,” a black-face entertainer […]
Line Mountain High School – Wrestling Team, 1977
A 1977 photograph of the wrestling team of the Line Mountain High School, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Team members and other personnel in the photo: Front Row (kneeling): Scott Kissinger; […]
Porter Township Mine Disaster – Diagram of Mine Interior
The Porter Tunnel mine disaster occurred on March 1, 1977, near Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Related photos appeared in editions of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, on subsequent dates. This […]
A Quartette of Tremont Belles
An undated photograph of four young belles of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured (left to right): Katie Minnig (Mrs. Monroe Hand) Florence Minnig (Mrs. Francis Jennings) Carrie Minnig (Mrs. Homer […]