Wiconisco – West Street Fire House, 1925
A colorized photograph from the original black and white version of the West Street Firehouse, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In front of the firehouse is a new 1925 Hale Fire […]
W. H. Clay Keen (1860-1921) – Manufacturer & Legislator
William Henry Clay Keen (1860-1921) was a state legislator and hosiery manufacturer in Lykens. He died on January 30, 1921, in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________________ From the West Schuylkill […]
Minersville – Fire Company Ambulance, 1940
A 1940 photograph of the first ambulance purchased by the Good Will Fire Company, Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Pottsville Republican & Herald, November 7, 2010 in […]
Tremont – Looking West from the Railroad
A newspaper photograph of an undated post card view of Main Street, looking west from the railroad, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Pine Grove Press-Herald, April 1, 1971 […]
The Assassination of Police Chief Simon H. Clauser, 1874
A grave marker for Simon H. Clauser at the Frieden’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Branchdale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, indicates that he was “assassinated September 5, 1874, in the borough of Hazleton.” […]
Jacob J. Buffington – County Commissioner Candidate, 1899
On July 20, 1899, the Lykens Register published a line-drawing portrait and brief biography of Jacob J. Buffington, who at the time was running for Dauphin County Commissioner as a […]
How In Hell Can You Vote for Nixon?
A political ad that appeared in the Pine Grove Press Herald, October 26, 1972, with the caption, “If you work for a living, how in hell can you vote for […]
John S. Reiff – Sheriff-Elect of Dauphin County, 1899
A line-drawn portrait of John S. Reiff, Sheriff-Elect of Dauphin County, as presented in the Lykens Register, November 9, 1899. The results of the election, by communities, were also published […]