Melva Sitlinger (1901-1985) as a Teenager in Loyalton
A snapshot photograph of Melva Sitlinger (1901-1985) taken about the time of World War I on a sidewalk in front of a home on Main Street in Loyalton, Dauphin County, […]
Lykens – Commercial Hotel, 1894
A cover with corner card for the Commercial Hotel, H. H. Tallman, Proprietor, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Mailed 17 January 1894 with hand cancel applied at Lykens Post Office. Addressed […]
Lykens Post Office, 1908
The stamped corner of a post card showing a hand cancel applied at the Lykens Post Office, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The time and date of the cancel is 7 […]
Gideon W. Shadle (1880-1947) – Retired from Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
GIDEON W. SHADLE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Gideon Willis Shadle, age 66 years, died at his home, 930 South Paxon Street, Philadelphia, Sunday. He had been a resident of that city […]
History of the Dauphin County Gallows, 1854-1882
The execution of Frank Rumberger and Henry Rumberger for the murder of Daniel Troutman at Uniontown (Pillow), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, took place in March 1882. At that time, the Harrisburg […]
The Gallows at the Schuylkill County Prison
A photograph taken about 1915 of the Schuylkill County Prison’s last gallows which were dismantled on 27 March 1916 as a result of the commonwealth’s adoption of the electric chair […]
Gratz Post Office, 1903
A one-cent postal card bearing the circular date stamp of the Gratz Post Office, Gratz, Pennsylvania, 3 August 1903. The card is Scott Type PC10 and was issued in 1902 […]
Lykens Post Office, 1866
A cover mailed from the Lykens Post Office, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 5 September 1866 to an attorney in Harrisburg. The stamp, identified as Scott Type A25, was first […]