Cars Arrive for Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1911
From the Altoona Times, 17 October 1911: CARS FOR MIDLAND ROAD Several new box cars for use on the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, now under construction between Millerburg and Ashland, have […]
Gratz – An Early View of the Baseball Grandstand
An undated photograph of the baseball grandstand at Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This structure is located on north Center Street and is part of what is now referred to as […]
Hauling Timber for the Mines
A photograph from about 1913 of Aaron Willier hauling mine timber. The young man who is seated next to Aaron is Norman Daniel. The lumbering industry sent most of the […]
Lykens Township – Old-Time Traction Engine
An undated photograph of an old-time traction engine, a steam operated machine that provided belt power for a threshing machine. Prior to the advent of the combine, which was a […]
Lykens Township – Old-Time Threshing Machine
An undated photograph of an old-time threshing machine of the type commonly used on farms in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and other farming areas in the Lykens Valley. Threshing […]
Gratz – An Early Photograph of the Union House
An early photo the Gratz Union House Hotel, southwest corner of Market and Center Streets, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The date this photo was taken was most likely before 1900 […]
Joseph Fisher Romberger (1948-1916)
Joseph F. Romberger, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office, and general merchant, Berrysburg, Pennsylvania, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 4 February 1848; son of Benjamin Romberger […]
First Polio Vaccine Given in Gratz, 1955
The first polio vaccine injections were administered in October 1955 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at the Gratz Elementary School, by Dr. Arthur A. Horn, assisted by school nurse, Miss […]