Harrisburg – McKinley Funeral Train, 1901
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Eight days later he died of gangrene which resulted from the gunshot […]
Sunbury – McKinley Funeral Train, 1901
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Eight days later he died of gangrene which resulted from the […]
Williamstown – Wiscount Arco Service Station, 1976
A photograph taken about 1976 of “Sonny” Wiscount’s Arco Service Station, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The station was built by L. Sol Bendigo in 1958. In 1959-1960, it was leased […]
Philadelphia – Reading Terminal
An undated photograph of the Reading Terminal of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passengers traveling to Philadelphia from the Lykens Valley on the Reading Railroad ended […]
Rife – Noll Blacksmith Shop, 1912
A photograph taken in 1912 (later colorized) of the Noll Blacksmith Shop, Rife, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured in the photo are George W. Noll, owner; William Ditty, […]
Elizabethville – Brothers in Fatal Railroad Accident, 1929
A fatal railroad accident occurred at the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Market Street grade crossing in October 1929, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania., as reported by the Elizabethville Echo, October 10, 1929: THREE […]
Proposed Railroad from Clark’s Valley to Dauphin, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, January 19, 1906: BAYARD TIMBER TRACT SOLD The Bayard Timber Tract in Clark’s Valley, consisting of 4,000 acres, has been purchased by the Shamokin Lumber Company, […]
Millersburg – Market Street from Pine Street (Colorized)
An undated post card view (later colorized) of Market Street from Pine Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note that the street is not paved. _____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]