Lykens Township Picnic Photo, 1926
A photograph of a group of family and neighbors at a picnic probably on the farm of Edward Dietrich and Jennie [Keiper] Dietrich, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about 1926. […]
Gratz – Troutman’s Electronic Sales & Service, 1957
An advertisement for Troutman’s Electronic Sales and Service, Gratz (Lykens Township), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A Completely New Kind of TV Antenna Revolutionary”Travelling Wave” design stops “snow,” “ghosts” and interference. Now […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (8)
This is Part 8, and final post of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction […]
Williamstown – Rowland Studio, 1909
A wedding photo taken about 1909 at the Rowland Studio, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Norman L. Riegle (1886-1942) of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, and Lydia Alice Helt (1883-1942), of […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (6)
This is Part 6 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
Specktown – Approaches to the Covered Bridge, 1941
Although these photos are slightly blurred, they are the only known pictures of the approaches to the covered bridge at Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The time that this […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (5)
This is Part 5 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1929
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, German Lutheran churches in America typically provided elaborately printed and hand-lettered certificates called “frakturs” to commemorate occasions such as births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, […]