Elizabethville’s First Newspapers, 1878-1879
An undated drawing of the Victor Printing Company building at what is currently 37 South Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1878 by Harry H. […]
Williamstown – Durbin Mill
An undated photograph of the Durbin Mill, South West Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________ Image from the Facebook page of the Williamstown Historical Society. Follow and receive regular postings of photos of […]
Clyde L. Machamer (1914-1989) – Independent Miners’ President
A newspaper photograph of Clyde L. Machamer holding a “We Burn Coal” poster. The photo was published in the Pottsville Republican on December 1, 1965, with the following caption: PROMOTES […]
Williamstown High School, 1912
A photograph of three members of the 1912 graduating call of Williamstown High School, Williamstown, dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured (left to right): Amelia Fromme; Jennie Smith; Bertha Fromme. Not pictured: […]
Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1880
A portion of the 1880 Federal Census for Gratz Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing two families living in the same household. The 1880 Census used two terms to identify Blacks […]
Pennsylvania, Reading and Lehigh Valley Railroads, 1884
An 1884 railroad map showing routes of the Pennsylvania Railroad (blue), the Reading Railroad (green), and the Lehigh Valley Railroad (red). The station stops are noted. The Lykens Valley Railroad, […]
Williamstown – Edgar Rank Store
An undated photograph of the Edgar Rank Store, East and Market Streets, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The gentleman with the horse could be Edgar Rank. ____________________________________________ Image from the Facebook page of […]
Bootleg Miners Riot at Donaldson, 1941
A portrait of Gov. Arthur H. James (1883-1973), a Republican who took the side of the “bootleg” miners in the debate over strip mining in the southern anthracite coal fields. […]