Highway Robbery Near Loyalton, 1906
The dangers of traveling the back roads of the Lykens Valley at night became evident to Frank Wiest, a butcher. He was brutally attacked and robbed in September 1906 near […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1919-1925
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]
Pennsylvania Railroad Excursion – Herndon Camp Meeting, 1910
An advertisement appearing the Elizabethville Echo, July 28, 1910, for a special excursion ticket to the United Evangelical Camp Meeting at Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The camp meting took place […]
Reading Railroad Service to Philadelphia, 1910
New Time Tables for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway’s “Improved Passenger Train Service to Philadelphia via Schuylkill Haven Short Line” were published in the Elizabethville Echo, July 28, 1910. During […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1909-1918
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1899-1908
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On […]
Lykens – Cooper’s Bakery, 1966
A newspaper advertisement for Cooper’s Bakery, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, published in the Lykens Standard, August 4, 1966. CAKES FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL and DELICIOUS DECORATED CAKES FOR WEDDINGS – […]
Reading Railroad Excursion to Philadelphia Mummers Parade, 1924
A newspaper advertisement for the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Excursion to Philadelphia for the New Year’s Day Mummers Parade, Tuesday January 1, 1924. The excursion’s round-trip rate of $3.25 applied […]