Midland Pennsylvania Railroad Construction Camp
A photograph from around 1911 of a construction camp of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. This camp was located west of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and was for the workers, many […]
Gratz – Umholtz Farm on Levi Marks Tract
An undated photograph of the George Umholtz Farm, west of the town center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The farm was established on the Levi Marks tract of more than 308 acres. The […]
Gratz – Shiro Barn and Sawing Mill
An undated photograph (probably from around 1900) of the barn and sawing mill of the Shiro family of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals pictured are identified. _____________________________________________ […]
Wilhelm Lebo (1847-1920) – Medical Doctor of Gratz
A photograph taken in Philadelphia at the Jefferson Medical School picturing five medical students working with a cadaver. Only one of the men is identified: Wilhelm “William” Lebo, who is […]
Gratz – Dormar Manufacturing Company, 1971
A 1971 advertisement from the Dormar Manufacturing Company, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, looking for sewing machine operators. The ad appeared in the Lykens Standard, August 5, 1971. WANTED SEWING MACHINE […]
Valley View Seminary, 1900
Two brief mentions have been located of a seminary at Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Both were found in the Valley View News column of the Harrisburg Telegraph, May 15, […]
Good Spring – Three Gratz Men Killed in Mine Cave-In, 1939 (3)
The recovery of the bodies of two other miners killed in an independent (bootleg) mining operation near Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, took place over several more days. News reports […]
Good Spring – Three Gratz Men Killed in Mine Cave-In, 1939 (2)
The Pottsville Republican of February 10, 1939, reported on the progress of the recovery of the bodies of three men buried in a mine cave-in at Good Spring, Schuylkill County, […]