A Letter from a Citizens’ Military Training Camp (C. M. T. C.), 1924
Citizens’ Military Training Camps (C. M. T. C) were summer camps set up by the United States Government during the years 1921 to 1940. Their purpose was to give basic military […]
Dalmatia – Pillow Poultry & Hatchery, 1955
A 1955 advertisement for the Pillow Poultry and Hatchery, Dalmatia, R. D., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin Joint High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, […]
Hubley Township Board of Education, 1951
A 1951 photograph of the Board of Education of the Hubley Township Schools, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row: Harry Miller, vice president; Boyd Hepler, president. […]
Wiconisco – Man Burned at Briquet Plant, 1924
JAKE MILLER BURNED AT BRIQUET PLANT George Miller, better known as “Jake,” sustained severe burns of face, arms and legs Friday evening of last week while cleaning a dry culm […]
Pennsylvania Railroad Moves Station Agents, 1924
The station agent was the official representative of the railroad in the local community. Agents were responsible for the controlling of train movements. A passenger agent sold tickets and planned […]
Pillow – Koppenhaver’s Store, 1955
A 1955 advertisement for Koppenhaver’s Store, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin Joint High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A complete digital copy […]
Hubley Township High School, 1951
A 1951 photograph of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1951 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Lykens – Jacob Light’s Clock on Exhibit, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, August 1, 1924: WONDERFUL CLOCK AT WEST BOROUGH PARK Among the attractions at West Borough Park [Lykens] this week is a large mechanical clock. It is […]