The Tower Theatre Collapse, 1958
A 1958 newspaper photograph showing the collapse of the roof and a large section of wall of the Tower Theatre, corner of Sixth Avenue and Grand Avenue, Tower City, Schuylkill […]
Halifax – Village Laundry, 2010
A 2010 photograph of the Village Laundry, 209 Market Street, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This building was formerly the Royal Theatre. See: _________________________________________________ Photo from GoogleMaps (street view). Corrections and additional […]
Shamokin – J. C. Penney & Victoria Theatre
An undated color photograph showing the the J. C. Penney store next to a vacant Victoria Theatre, in Shamokin, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. Not the age of the automobiles on the […]
History of Theatres of Tower City to 1968
A black & white photograph taken about March 1906 (recently colorized) of the P. O. S. of A. Opera House, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is dated by […]
Simon W. Romberger – Bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir)
An undated colorized portrait of Simon Wesley “Simmy” Romberger (1853-1916), bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir), Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The following brief biographical sketch of him was found in the Centennial […]
Shamokin – Victoria Theatre, 1917
A circa 1917 black & white (colorized) photograph of the front of the Victoria Theatre, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The picture can be dated by the film advertised on the […]
Halifax – Royal Theatre, 1913
A 1913 photograph of the Royal Theatre, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The posters advertise the showing of “Vitagraphs,” produced by an early motion picture studio. The boys sitting on the […]
Shamokin – Capitol Theatre, 1943
A colorized black & white photograph of the front of the Capitol Theatre, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo can be dated to around 1943 based on the film “Hoosier […]