Gratz Fair – Judging Stand, 1909
A photograph believed to have been taken about 1909 of the judging stand at the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is not know what type of event the […]
Dave Bowerman (1930-2011) – Minor League Baseball Player from Gratz & Williamstown
David Charles Bowerman was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23 June 1930, the son of Charles Clayton Bowerman (1906-1982) and Virginia Ann [Kissinger] Bowerman (1903-1984). Shortly after his […]
Chester L. Matter (1910-1950) – Lykens Grocer
CHESTER L. MATTER Chester L. Matter, age 39 years, died at his home in Lykens Monday morning. Mr. Matter was a son of the late William Matter and Sula [Lebo] […]
Gratz Fair – Circus Performers
An undated photograph of spectators gathered around some sort of acrobatic apparatus where a daredevil circus act was about to take place. These types of events were regular features at […]
Mark L. Clark (1921-1944) – Wrote Letters to Troops
GRATZ RESIDENT PASSED AWAY Mark Lincoln Clark, sons of Charles Clark and wife Jennie [Haage] Clark died on Monday afternoon, 25 September [1944] at his home at the age of […]
Gratz Fair – Air Show of 1913
A 1913 photograph of a plane used in an air show at the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Gratz had an airport at the western end of town, but […]
Gratz Fair – Midway, 1940s
A photo from the 1940s of the midway at the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Harvey E. Miller (1871-1944) – Businessman & Gratz Fair President
HARVEY ELLSWORTH MILLER GRATZ BUSINESS MAN SUCCUMBS Harvey Ellsworth Miller, son of the late Emanuel Miller and his wife Carolina Miller (nee Klinger), died on Saturday morning, 26 August. He […]