Lykens Power Plant at Short Mountain Colliery, 1922
A photograph of the Lykens Power Plant of the Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens Valley Coal Company, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about 1922, shortly after it went into full operation. […]
Rose [Batdorf] Messner (1866-1942)
MRS. ROSE MESSNER Mrs. Rose Messner, age 76 years, widow of William Messner, died at the home of her son George Messner, at Williamstown, on Sunday. She is survived by […]
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 […]
The Murder of Charles Roland at Wiconisco, 1865
From the Pittsburgh Gazette, 8 August 1865: A Mysterious Death A well-known farmer names Charles Roland met with a sudden an mysterious death at his home in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, […]
Susquehanna Collieries Company – Wage Statement, 1926
A 1926 end-of-the year wage statement issued by the Susquehanna Collieries Company, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Internal Revenue Service, by law, required all companies to report annual wages of […]
William D. Erdman (1863-1941)
WILLIAM D. ERDMAN William D. Erdman, age 77 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Howard Klock, at Erdman, Thursday afternoon [24 April 1941]. He was a retired […]
Wisonisco Garage, 1926
An advertisement for the Wiconisco Garage, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Dodge, Nash & Stutz FOR SALE AND SERVICE Wiconisco Garage WICONISCO, PENNSYLVANIA _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]
Lykens-Wiconisco Diamond Jubilee Celebration, 1913
The pennant hanging from the table in the center of this photograph notes the celebration of the Lykens–Wiconisco Diamond Jubilee Celebration of 1913, held in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of […]