Robert Michaels Accidentally Kills Joseph Boras, 1940
In April 1940, 20-year-old handyman, Robert Michaels, at a coal shaker office near Tower City, decided to show off his “quick draw skills” with his .38 calibre revolver to a […]
In April 1940, 20-year-old handyman, Robert Michaels, at a coal shaker office near Tower City, decided to show off his “quick draw skills” with his .38 calibre revolver to a […]
An undated photograph (colorized) of the Wiconisco & Lykens Athletic Association Baseball Club, who were the champions of the Williams Valley League. None of the individuals in the photo are […]
An advertisement from the Lykens Standard, December 21, 1923, for a minstrel show that was held at the Moose Theatre, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ad featured a caricature of […]
In 1932, the students of the Lykens Valley Vocational School at Berrysburg, staged a black-face comedy to benefit the school’s Athletic Association. This appears to be the same production that […]
A February 17, 1914, newspaper photograph of the Lykens Male Quartet. Caption: MALE QUARTET OF CAPABLE LYKENS SINGERS Special To The Telegraph Lykens, Pennsylvania, February 17 [1914] — Above is […]
An advertisement for Harvey and Henry’s All White Famous Minstrels and their September 10, 1923, performance at the Moose Theatre, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Up To The Minute in Every […]
A photograph of the remains after a January 25,1963 fire in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which completely destroyed Rube Aboff‘s appliance store on South Market Street. The fire also destroyed […]
Since R. Coble & Sons succeeded to the business formerly conducted by Kimmel and Sponsler, in 1896, the enterprise has occupied a most prominent place in the commercial life of […]