Berrysburg Post Office, 1908
The stamped corner of a post card showing a hand cancel applied at the Berrysburg Post Office, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The time and date of the cancel is 6 […]
Berrysburg – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card image from indicating “Greetings From Berrysburg, Pennsylvania“, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Berrysburg – House and Barn
An undated photo post card image of an unidentified house and barn in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man on the porch is also not identified. Note the laundry drying […]
Black-Face “Smoky” at Vocational School, 1940
A 1940 entertainment program at Lykens Valley Vocational School, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, included “Smoky”, the black-face comedian. On-going research may prove that “Smoky” was “Smoky Styer,” a black-face entertainer […]
Berrysburg – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card image from indicating “You auto be in Berrysburg, Pennsylvania“, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Racist Lodge Dedicates Its New Hall in Gratz, 1873
A photograph taken around 1887 of the Odd Fellows building in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building, which was built in 1872, was formally dedicated in June 1873, with elaborate […]
Racist, Black-Face Skit at Berrysburg High School, 1932
In 1932, the Athletic Association of the Berrysburg High School, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, presented a racist, black-face program that they referred to as a “comedy.” It featured several skits, […]
Black-Face Revue Presented at Vocational School, 1929
A 1932 article announcing a new fund raiser for the senior class of the Lykens Valley Vocational School told of a fund raiser held the previous week by the school’s […]