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Photos of the Train Collision at Herndon, 1972 (1)

A photograph from the Allentown Morning Call, 13 March 1972, of the aftermath of the freight train and coal train collision that occurred at Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: […]

December 28, 2019
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Air Jumper Reitenbaugh’s Death Was Accidental, 1932

In 1932, famed parachute jumper, Howard E. Reitenbaugh, was killed at Whander Field, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, when his parachute failed to open properly. Reitenbaugh was well known in the […]

December 28, 2019
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Tower City Area Schools Close to Allow Attendance at Ku Klux Klan Picnic, 1925

It is not known whether the Ku Klux Klan would have survived in the Lykens Valley area without the support of major institutions, including religion, government and the schools.  This […]

December 28, 2019
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Millersburg High School – Football Team, 1974

A 1974 photograph of the football team of the Millersburg High School, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row (seated): R. Tobias; B. Baker; S. Allman; T. […]

December 28, 2019
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Pine Grove Schultz’s Self-Service Food Market, 1956

A 1956 advertisement for Schultz’s self-Service Food Market, Mifflin Street, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________ From the 1956 Yearbook, the Cardinal, of the Pine Grove High School, Pine Grove, […]

December 28, 2019
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Paul F. Mowery of Shamokin, 1935

A 1935 portrait photograph of Paul F. Mowery of Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1936 yearbook, Lanthorn, of the Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, available […]

December 28, 2019
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Richard L. Miller of Tower City, 1961

A 1961 portrait photograph of Richard L. Miller of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1961 yearbook, Keystonia, of the Kutztown State College, Kutztown, Berks County, […]

December 27, 2019
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Ruth A. Warfel (1936-1938) – Killed By Truck

CHILD FATALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT FRIDAY Ruth Warfel, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warfel, was fatally injured in an accident near their home in Small Valley […]

December 27, 2019

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