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Rife – Noll Blacksmith Shop, 1912

A photograph taken in 1912 (later colorized) of the Noll Blacksmith Shop, Rife, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured in the photo are George W. Noll, owner; William Ditty, […]

February 14, 2024
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Mifflin Township – Metz School, 1947

A 1946-1947 photograph of the students and teacher at the Metz School, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identifications: Front Row:  Mr. Charles Harris, teacher; Ruby Kimmel; Carl Weaver; John Deppen; Clark Bowman. Second […]

February 14, 2024
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Upper Dauphin High School – Ronald Norman Lark, 1964

A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Ronald Norman Lark, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]

February 14, 2024
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Millersburg Woman Killed in Tornado at Halifax, 2006

A tornado that touched down in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, December 2, 2006, was on the ground for 1.5 miles, but caused damage over eight miles, resulted in the death […]

February 13, 2024 1 Comment
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Miner Falls to Death at Short Mountain Slope, 1910

The Lykens Standard of April 1, 1910 provided a description of the fatal accident which took the life of a young miner at the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, near […]

February 13, 2024
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Mifflin Township – Witmer School, 1947

A 1946-1947 photograph of the students and teacher at the Witmer School, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row:  John Szwies; James Wert; William Mace; Robert Engle; Roy […]

February 13, 2024
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Upper Dauphin High School – Richard Earl Klinger, 1964

A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Richard Earl Klinger, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]

February 13, 2024
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Elizabethville – Brothers in Fatal Railroad Accident, 1929

A fatal railroad accident occurred at the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Market Street grade crossing in October 1929, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania., as reported by the Elizabethville Echo, October 10, 1929: THREE […]

February 12, 2024

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