Williamstown – New Trolley Superintendent, 1900
From the Lykens Register, May 3, 1900, comes the following story about the resignation of the superintendent of the Lykens and Williams Valley Street Railway and the appointment of a […]
Henry Ream (1860-1896) & Emma A. [Lebo] Ream (1859-1918)
A carte de visite studio photograph of Henry Ream (1860-1896) and Emma A. [Lebo] Ream (1857-1918) possibly taken on their wedding day, June 23, 1888, in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, […]
Williamstown – Hess Furniture & Embalming, 1894
An 1894 advertisement for T. M. Hess, furniture dealer and embalmer, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________ From the Premium Book for the 1894 Gratz Fair. Corrections and additional information should be added […]
Williamstown – Kohr Clocks & Jewelry, 1894
An 1894 advertisement for C. M. Kohr, dealer in Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Repairing a Specialty The ad featured the logo of the Rockford Watch Company […]
Bendigo’s New Air Strip at Clarks Valley, 1962
On June 8, 1962, the West Schuylkill Herald reported on a new airstrip located in Clarks Valley just outside Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured above is the Aeronca 7 […]
Williamstown – Lyric Theatre Features “Gone With the Wind,” 1962
One of many versions of the theatre advertising poster for the 1939 film Gone With the Wind, an epic historical romance story adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the same […]
Dog Attacks Woman in Wiconisco, 1968
DOG ATTACKS WICONISCO LADY LAST FRIDAY A Wiconisco woman was admitted to Polyclinic Hospital on Friday after her dog turned on her and mauled her, hospital authorities reported. Mrs. Gertrude […]
Guy L. Miller – Killed at Independent Mine, 1960
GUY L. L. MILLER, JOLIETT, DIES UNDER COAL FALL AT INDEPENDENT MINE A 24-year-old Joliett man employed at an independent mining operation for only two days, was fatally injured Tuesday […]