Crash Kills Muir Man & Injures 11 Others, 1924
The Lykens Standard of September 26, 1924, reported on an accident involving two packed autos that left a coal mine with shift workers heading home to Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Halifax – Susquehanna River Flood, 1936
A photo post card image of the March 1936 flood of the Susquehanna River at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]
Lykens – Auto Dealer Dies Following Kidney Stone Surgery, 1924
This story from the Lykens Standard, March 28, 1924: GEORGE CAIRNS DIED YESTERDAY FOLLOWING OPERATION MANAGED LYKENS MOTOR COMPANY – WAS LOCAL COUNCILMAN George D. Cairns, manager of the Lykens […]
Good Spring – Schaeffer & Malick, 1952
A 1952 advertisement (business card) for Schaeffer and Malick, Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. GAS — OIL — REFRESHMENTS ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, […]
Concrete Highway Puts Pillow “On the Map”, 1925
PILLOW HOLDS PARADE ON NEW ROAD OPENING Pillow wrote itself in large letters on the map Saturday afternoon. The new concrete highway between Pillow and Berrysburg was formally dedicated with […]
Lykens Valley Hit Hard By Central Pennsylvania Storms, 1926
This November 1926 storm that hit Central Pennsylvania caused flood and wind damage in the Lykens Valley. The locations and quick response to restore transportation, electricity and telephone service, were […]
Lykens – Golden’s Garage, 1925
A 1925 advertisement for the Hudson Coach & Sedan, available from Golden’s Gararge [sic], Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. From the Lykens Standard, February 6, 1925. For Ten Years the World’s […]
Auto Dealers Form Association, 1925
In late 1924, a number of Lykens Valley automobile dealers decided that they had extended too much credit to customers and were suffering heavy losses from defaults. The individual dealers […]