Lykens – Women Assaulted on Street, 1883
This story of a violent attack on two women on a frequently traveled street in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, comes from the pages of the Harrisburg Daily Independent, April 13, […]
Williams Valley Transportation Company, 1955
A 1955 advertisement for the Williams Valley Transportation Company, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ad features a drawing of a school bus. ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the […]
Williamstown – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card from Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Greetings from Williamstown, Pennsylvania.” ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Williamstown – Lyric Theatre (2)
An undated black & white photo post card view of the Lyric Theatre, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This theatre was owned and operated by Mark Rubinsky and later Loyal Flynn. After it was demolished, […]
Williamstown – Central House or Geist’s Hotel (3)
An undated photo post card view of the Central House, also known as Geist’s Hotel, 127 W. Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The caption on the photo states that J. […]
Lykens – A Profile of Albert A. Rudisill, 1906
In its October 12, 1906 edition, the Lykens Standard profiled merchant Albert A. Rudisill: A. A. RUDISILL’S WONDERFUL SUCCESS The phenomenal growth of A. A. Rudisill‘s mercantile business is the […]
Mike Kostichyn Crushed to Death at Colliery, 1924
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WILLIAMSTOWN COLLIERY Mike Kostichyn, aged 28 years, of Williamstown, was fatally injured in No. 1 Shaft at the Williamstown Colliery, Thursday morning from a slip of coal […]
Williamstown Man Suffocates in Mine, 1924
WILLIAMSTOWN MAN SUFFOCATED IN MINE Howard Jenkins, aged 20 years, of Williamstown, was suffocated following a blast in 9 1/2 vein in Shaft No. 2, Susquehanna Colliery, Monday about noon. […]