Lykens – History of the Prim Family Band, 1889-1906
About 1889, an orchestra was formed in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, consisting of Lykens merchant W. S. Prim and his young girls. According to a history submitted to the Lykens […]
Black Performance Company at Lykens, 1907
On December 13, 1907, in the Lykens Standard, an ad appeared for a performance of “The Hottest Coon in Dixey [sic],” to be held at the Lykens Opera House, Wednesday, […]
Rough & Ready Cornet Band, 1906
By Steve E. Troutman The Rough and Ready Cornet Band poses in Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the red brick hotel on the square in 1906. The handsome uniformed men […]
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 […]
Millersburg – Early Aviation at Robinson Field (2)
A photograph said to have been taken on Easter Sunday (year not identified) at Robinson Field, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from a scrapbook in which the following […]
Millersburg – U. S. Navy Planes at Robinson Field
An undated photograph said to be be a group of U. S. Navy bi-planes parked at Robinson Field, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was probably from the 1930s and […]
Pennsylvania Railroad Excursion – Atlantic City, 1910
A 1910 newspaper notice of a special excursion train of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and other resorts (Cape May, Wildwood, Anglesea, Holly […]