Millersburg – Bad Check Passed at Hotel Koppenhaver, 1912
A bad check was passed at the Hotel Koppenhaver in Millersburg, on January 23, 1912. The First National Bank cashed the check, which was for $45. Later it was learned […]
Lykens – Forgery Attempt at Rudisill’s Store, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, July 20, 1906: FORGER’S TRICK DIDN’T WORK AT RUDISILL’S Yesterday morning about 8 o’clock, a tall, thin man, wearing a black sateen shirt, no necktie, upper […]
Sunbury – McKinley Funeral Train, 1901
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Eight days later he died of gangrene which resulted from the […]
Lykens – Grand Opening of the Wonder Store, 1906
“A Big Surprise Coming Your Way… Watch Closely Our Announcements.” The Wonder Store at 304 N. Second Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, opened after a great amount of publicity on […]
Coaldale – A Wave of Robberies, 1906
After a wave of robberies in Coaldale, west of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in December, 1906, the Lykens Standard seemed to call for vigilante justice in its December 21, 1906, […]
Upper Paxton Township – Neagley’s School, 1906
A 1905-1906 photograph of a teacher and students of Neagley’s School, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The teacher standing in the rear is George M. Weaver. The teacher who […]
Millersburg – Sesquicentennial Ashtray, 1957
An ash tray commemorating the Millersburg Sesquicentennial (1807-1957), the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Education — Faith — Industry Depicted on the ash tray are: […]
Upper Paxton Township – Public Sale at Lebo Farm, 1909
A photograph taken on March 2, 1909 (later colorized) of the public sale held at the farm of John H. Lebo, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In 1967, this farm […]