Harry McCall (1903-1939)
LYKENS POLICE CHIEF STRUCK BY CAR; DIES TUESDAY Harry McCall, age 32 years, Lykens Chief of Police, was fatally injured when hit by an automobile at Grand Avenue and Fifth […]
Emanuel Bixler (1858-1938)
EMANUEL BIXLER BURIED MONDAY Emanuel Bixler, a life long and respected resident of Hegins Township, died at his late home early last Thursday morning [26 May 1938] from a lingering […]
Lykens – Old Trolley at Railroad Station
An undated view of the trolley that traveled from the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The station master’s building is seen […]
Williamstown – “The A. F. Baker”
The “A. F. Baker” was a locomotive owned by the Williams Valley Railroad, which operated from Brookside in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and passed through Williams Valley Junction, Reinerton, Tower City, […]
U.M.W. President John Mitchell Visits Lykens, 1905
A photo of the visit of United Mine Workers President John Mitchell, to the Lykens Valley for a week in September 1905. The group is standing on the steps of […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
Tower City – H. S. Snyder & Company, 1922
H. S. Snyder and Company, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. FURNITURE Victrolas and Records Bell Phone 7-14 207 E. Grand Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania. _____________________________ An advertisement that appeared in […]
Tower City – West Schuylkill Herald, 1922
West Schuylkill Herald (newspaper), Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Do You Get Your Home Paper? Published Every Friday at Tower City, Pennsylvania. By the Year, …….. $1.50 Single Copies, ……. […]