Some Serious Non-Fatal Mine Accidents in January 1906
In early January 1906 the Lykens Standard reported that a record number of fatal accidents occurred in the Anthracite Region in 1905. A total of 610 persons were killed in […]
Some Fires In Vicinity of Woodside Station
Firefighters work to contain and extinguish a mountainside fire on the north side of Berries Mountain, near Woodside Station in 1935. This fire was one of many that occurred in […]
Williamstown – Market Street Scene (3)
An undated post card view of Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley and track in the center of the street. The Opera House is the three story building […]
Williamstown – Market Street Scene (2)
An undated post card view of Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The three story building (left of center) is the Opera House. _____________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]
Williamstown – Market Street Scene (1)
An undated post card view of Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley, track and overhead wire. _____________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1919-1925
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]
Williamstown Caretaker & Janitor -Albert Karpatis
An undated snapshot photograph (colorized) of William Karpatis of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Karpatis was said to be the janitor of the Catholic School and the caretaker of the Catholic […]
Reading Railroad Service to Philadelphia, 1910
New Time Tables for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway’s “Improved Passenger Train Service to Philadelphia via Schuylkill Haven Short Line” were published in the Elizabethville Echo, July 28, 1910. During […]