Robert Michaels Accidentally Kills Joseph Boras, 1940
In April 1940, 20-year-old handyman, Robert Michaels, at a coal shaker office near Tower City, decided to show off his “quick draw skills” with his .38 calibre revolver to a […]
Wiconisco & Lykens Athletic Association – Baseball Champions
An undated photograph (colorized) of the Wiconisco & Lykens Athletic Association Baseball Club, who were the champions of the Williams Valley League. None of the individuals in the photo are […]
Lykens – Harvey’s Greater Minstrels, 1923
An advertisement from the Lykens Standard, December 21, 1923, for a minstrel show that was held at the Moose Theatre, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ad featured a caricature of […]
Black-Face Comedy at Lykens Valley Vocational School, 1932
In 1932, the students of the Lykens Valley Vocational School at Berrysburg, staged a black-face comedy to benefit the school’s Athletic Association. This appears to be the same production that […]
Lykens Male Quartet, 1914
A February 17, 1914, newspaper photograph of the Lykens Male Quartet. Caption: MALE QUARTET OF CAPABLE LYKENS SINGERS Special To The Telegraph Lykens, Pennsylvania, February 17 [1914] — Above is […]
Harvey & Henry’s All-White Minstrels, 1923
An advertisement for Harvey and Henry’s All White Famous Minstrels and their September 10, 1923, performance at the Moose Theatre, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Up To The Minute in Every […]
Lykens – Rube Aboff Store Fire, 1963
A photograph of the remains after a January 25,1963 fire in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which completely destroyed Rube Aboff‘s appliance store on South Market Street. The fire also destroyed […]
Lykens – Coble & Sons General Merchandise, 1908
Since R. Coble & Sons succeeded to the business formerly conducted by Kimmel and Sponsler, in 1896, the enterprise has occupied a most prominent place in the commercial life of […]