Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts (1895-1964)
A photographic post card from about 1913 of Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was born 15 March 1895, the son of William Evitts (1854-1928) and […]
Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts (1895-1964) – World War I
A photographic post card from 1918 of Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in his World War I military uniform. He was born 15 March 1895, […]
Specktown’s First & Only Golf Course, 1940s
A golf course was never established in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, but the possibility existed and it was explored in the late 1940s. One day, Harold Dietrich showed […]
Flossie Rebecca [Evitts] Kline (1892-1919)
A studio portrait from about 1918 of Flossie Rebecca [Evitts] Kline of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. She was born 10 February 1892, the daughter of William Evitts (1854-1928) and Sarah […]
Helen Mae [Hoffman] Dietrich (1895-1977)
This is a previously-not-seen photograph of Helen Mae [Hoffman] Dietrich that was found in a neighbor’s photographic collection. It is a post card photo of her taken around 1909 when […]
Flossie Rebecca [Evitts] Kline (1892-1919)
A photographic post card from about 1915 of Flossie Rebecca [Evitts] Kline at the Evitts’ farm in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. She was born 10 February 1892, the […]
Specktown – Bill Dietrich’s Store, 1927
An original receipt sent to William E. Dietrich, Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Dauphin County Treasurer William G. Stokes, for payment of $3.49 as his Annual Retail Mercantile […]
Two Specktown Girls, 1905
A photographic post card, taken about 1905, of two girls from Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Standing: Laura Evitts; Helen Hoffman. The photograph was probably taken at the Evitts […]