Fall of Slate Kills George Dreibelbis at Big Lick, 1924
Again the bowels of the earth have taken toll, and on Wednesday about noon, George Dreibelbis, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dreibelbis of Wiconisco, was crushed […]
Jacob F. Werner Decapitated by Train, 1924
The death certificate of Jacob F. Werner, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, indicates he died on March 10, 1924, and that he was “killed by train; head crushed,” and the […]
Upper Dauphin High School – Richard Leroy Shomper, 1964
A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Richard Lee Shomper, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]
Dalmatia Post Office, 1880s
A cover/envelope mailed from Dalmatia [Georgetown], Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, May 21, some time in the 1880s. The corner card on the envelope is for the Northumberland County Mutual Aid Society […]
Millersburg – New Bride Suicides with Poison, 1924
17 YEAR OLD BRIDE ENDS LIFE BY POISON Mrs. May [Rothermel] Wolfgang, 17 years old, of Millersburg, a bride of three months, ended her life by taking poison on Saturday, […]
Who Had the Biggest Big-Game Trophy Room?
Composite photograph showing how big-game trophies are displayed in private homes. In the early part of the 20th Century, hunters tried to emulate this type of decor in which their […]
Upper Dauphin High School – Richard Allen Shade, 1964
A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Richard Allen Shade, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]
Loyalton – Frank Lebo Killed by Exploding Gun, 1924
LOYALTON YOUNG MAN KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF GUN WHICH HE FIRED A sad accident occurred at Loyalton between 6:00 and 6:30 last evening when Frank Lebo, 24-year-old son of Mr. […]