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Harrisburg – Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station (5)

An undated photograph of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.

July 21, 2020
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Line Mountain High School – Queen & Her Court, 1968

A 1968 photograph of the homecoming queen and her court, Line Mountain High School, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Front (seated):  Lois Deppen, queen. Back (standing):  Linda Welker; Drinda Straub; Teresa […]

July 20, 2020
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A Black-Face Play in Elizabethville Directed by P. Kerwin, 1935

A newspaper photo of the seven female cast members of a production of a racist play, A Southern Cinderella.* Note the character at left, a white woman in “black-face and […]

July 20, 2020
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Another Map of Spain

Spain is an unincorporated area of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that was served by the Pillow Post Office, Dauphin County. It is located between the Mahantongo Creek (which is […]

July 20, 2020
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Klingerstown – Knorr Service Station, 1932

A 1932 photograph of the service station of Ray “Eps” Knorr and Helen Knorr of Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Note the Fire Chief gasoline pump at left. The Knorr’s built […]

July 20, 2020
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Millersburg – Leitzel’s Jewelry Refrigerator Magnet, 1957

An advertising refrigerator magnet produced for the Millersburg Sesquicentennial, 1807-1957, by Leitzel’s Jewelery & Gifts, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]

July 20, 2020
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Gordon – Railroad Station & Trainmaster’s House

An undated photograph of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station (small building at front right) and the Trainmaster’s House (small building in distance by trees) at Gordon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]

July 20, 2020
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Pine Grove – One of the First Baseball Teams

An undated photograph of an early baseball team (possibly the first), from Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo are: Front Row (seated on ground):  Howard “Laddie” Moore, […]

July 19, 2020

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