A photograph taken before 1914 of the old West Schuylkill Herald Office in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. An attempt has been made to identify those pictured.
SCHUYLKILL MEMORY LANE QUIZ
Clue: How many can identify the people on this picture taken over 60 years ago in front of the old Herald office and novelty store?
Answer: We didn’t have anyone guess the names of the entire group pictured in front of the old Herald office and storeroom. Perhaps someone can fill in the names of the one of which we are not sure.
Front Row (seated): —–?—–; Lloyd “Coly” Patrick; Gilbert Knecht; Merle Knecht; William F. Knecht, founder and publisher of the Herald.
Second Row: Mary [Charlesworth] Shadle; Rachel [Patrick] Seitzinger; Dorcas [Patrick] Wagner; Paul Patrick; Mildred [Knecht] Erb; Donald Hunter.
Back Row: Jimmy Young; —– Young, brother of Jimmy; —–?—–; Clark Kantner.
Also, not seen in the newspaper photo, but claimed to be at the extreme left (outside the frame) is Prof. Rickert, a teacher in the Porter Township schools; Annie [Kncht] Leonard.
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From “Memory Lane,” West Schuylkill Herald, 26 September 1974, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, via Newspapers.com. Readers submitted photos. A clue was given. And, the answer was provided in the next week’s edition of the newspaper.
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