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 […]
Elizabethville – Post Office Building
An undated photo post card view of the Elizabethville Post Office, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The post office was located in the row of stores. See also: Elizabethville – Post […]
Gratz Post Office, 1857
A cover mailed from the Gratz Post Office, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 26 November 1857 to Mr. John Wiest in Philadelphia. The stamp on this cover which was issued […]
Lykens Post Office, 1858
A corner cut from an envelope bearing a stamp identified as Scott Type A21, issued in 1857, and a 6 May 1858 circular date stamp/cancel of the Lykens Post Office, […]
Marie E. Buffington (1899-1949) – Secretary in Selective Service, World War II
Marie E. Buffington Dies At Gratz Marie E. Buffington, 50, died Saturday night at her home in Gratz. She was born in Gratz, a daughter of Henry G. Buffington and […]
Jacob E. Boyer (1885-1953) – Tax Collector of Mifflin Township
JACOB E. BOYER Jacob Elias Boyer, age 67 years, died at his home in Mifflin Township Friday. Mr. Boyer was a son of Daniel Boyer and Elizabeth [Lark] Boyer. He […]