Gratz Post Office, 1910
A hand cancel dated July 11, 1910, 4 A.M., on a penny post card mailed at Gratz Post Office, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
Gratz Post Office, 1907
A hand cancel dated September 19, 1907, 4 A.M., on a penny post card mailed at Gratz Post Office, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
Thomas H. Ransom – Barber of Millersburg
Thomas Henry Ransom was born as a slave in Winchester, Virginia, January 22, 1855, to Thomas Ransom and Margaret Ransom, maiden name unknown. He first appeared in official Lykens Valley […]
Gratz Fair – Trapeze Artist, 1912
A real photo post card image believed to be from about 1912 of a crowd at the Gratz Fair watching a trapeze artist, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and […]
Gratz – Black-Face Gathering at Town Square
This undated post card was incorrectly identified by an eBay seller as a Memorial Day celebration in 1907 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, when in fact it was previously identified […]
Gratz – Oldest House in 1907
A 1907 post card view of the oldest house in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This house was the early homestead of Squire George Hoffman (1798-1887) and was located on the […]
1906 Gratz Fair Ad Featured Seditionist $100 Bank Note
A 1906 advertisement for the Gratz Fair featuring a facsimile of a $100 Confederate States of America bank note on one side and, in the same style as the note, […]
Grading for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1909
A set of four photographs of grading for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which began 1908 and 1909. The railroad was planned to run from Millersburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to […]