The Great Flood of 1972 – Parking Lot Behind Lykens Standard
A photograph taken a day after the water subsided from the Great Flood of 1972 of the parking lot behind the building housing the offices of the Lykens Standard, Lykens, […]
Florence Forman Robbed on Way Home from Theatre, 1932
HIGHWAYMEN OPERATION IN THIS LOCALITY Miss Florence Forman of Wiconisco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mayer Forman, local furniture dealer, while returning to her home in Wiconisco after attending a […]
Lykens – The Reservoir & Falls (2)
An undated photo post card of the Reservoir and Falls at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was located south of the main part of town in an area known for […]
Lykens Baptist Church Rebuilding Plans Following Fire, 1937
BAPTIST OFFICIALS APPROVE PLANS TO REBUILD CHURCH Dr. Roy B. Deer, General Secretary of the Pennsylvania Baptist Convention, of Philadelphia, conferred in Lykens Wednesday afternoon with officials of the Transfiguration […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – Lykens Valley Shop & Play
A photograph taken during the flood of 22 June 1972 of Lykens Valley Shop ‘n Play, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the damage being done to the town’s largest independent […]
Lykens – Police Patch
An undated police patch purported to be the official emblem of the Lykens Borough Police Department, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is not known whether this patch, which was being […]
Lykens Hosiery Mills – Matchbook Cover
An undated matchbook cover advertisement for the Lykens Hosiery Mills Inc., Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Other Mills: York, Pennsylvania, and Hagerstown, Maryland. New York Office: 389 Fifth Avenue, New York […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – Courage in the Clean-Up
An article that appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News, 10 July 1972, describing the damage that occurred in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and surrounding area in the Great Flood of […]