Bootleg Miners Riot at Donaldson, 1941
A portrait of Gov. Arthur H. James (1883-1973), a Republican who took the side of the “bootleg” miners in the debate over strip mining in the southern anthracite coal fields. […]
Williamstown High School – Girls’ Basketball, 1962
An undated newspaper photograph said to be of the 1962 girls’ basketball team of Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was submitted for the “Looking Back” column […]
Williamstown Catholic High School, 1928
A photograph of the 1928 graduating class of Williamstown Catholic High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Graduates identified: Front Row (seated): Veronica Pahira; Joseph Byrnes; Anna Welsh; Agnes Kramer. Back Row: […]
Dayton – Fisher Hotel Stage Stop
An undated photograph of the Fisher Hotel, a stage stop in Dayton, east of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________ Image from the Facebook page of the Williamstown Historical Society. Follow and receive regular […]
History of the Sentinel Newspaper, 1884-2021
An undated photograph of the Millersburg Sentinel office on Market Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The three individuals are not identified. An undated photo of Hay W. Bowman, who worked […]
Trolley Bridge at Williamstown Blown Up, 1925
TROLLEY BRIDGE RAZED AT WILLIAMSTOWN Williamstown — July 20 [1925] — East End of this borough was the scene of a great gathering Sunday morning when more than two thousand […]
Williamstown Catholic High School – Football, 1931
A photograph of the 1931 football team of the Williamstown Catholic High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Front Row: Bob Fetterhoff; Archie Shuttlesworth; Harry Hand; Joe Paul; John Buggy; Sam […]
Williamstown – World War II Dog Tag
An undated photo of an identification tag (“dog tag”) for Edward S. Jones, a World War II soldier from Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The next of kin is identified as […]