Cock Fighting in the Lykens Valley – Some Brief News Articles
Cock fighting is a blood sport where birds specially raised and fitted to inflict maximum damage on their opponents square off against each other in a match where humans wager […]
Williams Valley High School, 1970
A 1970 composite photograph of the graduates of Williams Valley High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Members of the class — Top Row: Ira Antes; Bradley Artz; Jill Parkus; […]
George Tschamber – Artist of Williamstown
A self-portrait of the artist George Tschamber of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The original painting is in the collection of the Williamstown Historical Society. The following biographical sketch of Tschamber […]
Tremont Firemen’s Parade, 1951
Two newspaper photographs of the Tremont Firemen’s Parade, as they appeared in the West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald, Tremont, July 13, 1951. Photo caption (above): Hosts to over […]
Unrivaled Hosiery Mill of Williamstown – Some News Briefs
On April 7, 1944, the Unrivaled Hosiery Mill of Williamstown, Dauphin County, advertised in the Lykens Standard for “experienced loopers for home work.” offering a full time or part time […]
Articles Promoting the Ku Klux Klan Rally in Harrisburg, 1925
Many articles appeared in local and area newspapers to promote the Ku Klux Klan rally that was planned for Labor Day 1925 in Harrisburg. As was later shown from the […]
Karen E. Polm of Williamstown, 1958
A 1958 portrait photograph of Karen Lee Polm of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1958 yearbook, The Spectrum, of Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, available […]
Klansman Harvey Bowers Killed in Auto Crash, 1924
A blog post on Jake Wynn‘s Wynning History, featured a story about Ku Klux Klan member Harvey A. Bowers, May 17, 2018, who was killed in a car crash on […]