Loyalton – Main Street Looking East, 2010
A view of Main Street, looking east, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 2000. The property on the right in the picture was purchased by Jonathan S. Zerbe in 1922. […]
Benjamin F. Welker Family, 1888
This very poor copy of the Benjamin F. Welker family photograph is presented here in the hope that someone will come forward with a better copy! The date the photo […]
Edward Dietrich Extended Family, 1936
This spring 1936 photograph of the Edward Dietrich family ofSpecktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was taken on the occasion of the 40th wedding anniversary of the marriage of Edward […]
Isaac Troutman (1875-1960) & Mary [Hoffman] Troutman (1874-1953)
A photograph of Isaac C. Troutman (1875-1960) and Mary Margaret [Hoffman] Troutman, of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken on the day of their wedding in 1896. According to family […]
Jonathan S. Zerbe (1857-1941) & Children
A photograph of Jonathan Zerbe and three of his children, taken after the death of his wife,Julia [Messner], Zerbe. According to the Elizabethville Echo, 8 April 1897, Julia died on […]
Pennsylvania Railroad Coal & Iron Company – Engine
An undated photograph of an engine of the Pennsylvania Railroad Coal and Iron Company, probably taken at or near Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man standing next to the […]
The “Pioneer” – First Motorized Coal Car in America, 1887
A photograph of The Pioneer of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1887. This was the first motorized coal car in the United States. __________________________________ […]
Solomon Hess Jr. (1846-1902)
Solomon Hess Jr., wholesale bottler and late proprietor of the Williamstown Hotel, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 31 March 1846. He is a son of Solomon Hess […]