Berrysburg School, 1896
A 1896 photograph of the teacher and students of the Berrysburg School, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row (kneeling): —– Romberger; Homer Diebler; Bill Kebaugh; Earl Romberger; […]
Berrysburg – Residence of Judge J. D. Snyder, 1875
An 1875 print picturing the residence of Judge J. D. Snyder, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Parked outside the residence is a team of horses hitched to a buggy. __________________________________________ From: Combination […]
Elizabethville – Snyder Shirt Factory, 1906
A photograph said to be taken in 1906 of the Snyder Shirt Factory, 22 Buttonwood Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Shirt manufacturing in Elizabethville began in April 1905 when W. […]
Berrysburg – Residence & Office of Dr. A. J. Kantz
An 1875 print showing the office and residence of Dr. A. J. Kantz, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________________ From: Combination Atlas Map of Dauphin County Pennsylvania, by Everts & Stewart, Philadelphia, […]
Loyalton – Man with 2 Wives Kills Father & Self, 1962
A man from Washington, D. C., went to visit his father near Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, supposedly to get financial assistance to help him get through his loss of his […]
Gratz Shirt Factory Destroyed by Fire, 1952
A newspaper photograph of spectators surveying the damage at the Dormar Manufacturing Company’s Gratz shirt factory, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1952. The early evening fire caused $75,000 to […]
A History of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905-1921
A photograph taken on September 15, 1910, of the groundbreaking ceremonies at Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to be constructed from […]
The Hanging on Berry Mountain, 1859
A brief news story in the Sunbury Gazette, August 8, 1859, brought to light a mysterious death in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Nancy [Bender] Hawk (also spelled as Haag), […]