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9/11 and First Responders Memorial in Shamokin
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110 images across 82 subjects.
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Official U.S. Navy portrait of Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood.
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People gather around medical equipment at the anthracosilicosis clinic at Shamokin State General Hospital.
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A 1905 postcard view of Cameron Colliery, published as an independent contemporary image rather than as a reproduction from the 1908 Souvenir.
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A 1938 U.S. Navy portrait of Captain Holden C. Richardson.
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The Kallaway Center mural reflects the role of art in children's lives.
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A corner mural remembering Central Drug Store in Shamokin.
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A historic view shows Central School, identified as the site of the later Washington School.
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City Hall flagpole plaque dedicated to Shamokin's fallen heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Shamokin
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Claude Kehler Park in Shamokin
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A historic photograph shows residents obtaining coal during the 1902 anthracite strike.
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Corporal David W. Witmer police memorial in Shamokin
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A Shamokin mural honoring C. Richard 'Dick' Kashner and youth-sports service.
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Historic postcard view of the Dime Trust and Safe Deposit Company in Shamokin.
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A vintage promotional postcard advertising Doodle Bug Park in Trevorton, Pennsylvania.
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Historic view of the Eagle Run Brewery decorated with bunting, with workers and horse-drawn wagons in front.
Explore the related story1953-02-28 · Historic view
A February 28, 1953 newspaper photograph of masonry identified in the accompanying report as part of the former Edison Electric Illuminating Company plant foundation.
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The 1964 advertisement places Fetterolf Chevrolet at Rock and Spurzheim and illustrates the predecessor partnership’s 42-year span with a 1922 Chevrolet.
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A 1939 advertisement promotes Fuhrmann & Schmidt’s F&S Beer and Ale in Shamokin.
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An interactive garden mural with butterfly and dragonfly wings.
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A Coal Township gateway mural inspired by the region's mining landscape.
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Historic illustration of the Stirling Colliery complex near Shamokin.
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Historic newspaper image showing the Knights of Columbus Building in Shamokin.
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Historic postcard view of the American Legion Building in Shamokin.
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Historic postcard view of St. Edward's Church in Shamokin.
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Historic exterior view of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company plant in Shamokin.
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History plaque for the J.H. and C.K. Eagle Silk Mill
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A Rescue Fire Company mural honoring military, police, EMS, and firefighting service.
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Illumination Station Pocket Park in downtown Shamokin
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A historic photograph shows the old Independence Fire Association house with its horse-drawn steamer.
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A Shamokin mural depicting Italian immigrant heritage on the Original Italian Pizza building.
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Bain News Service photograph of baseball player Jake Daubert.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial in Shamokin
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Kershner Buick advertised sales, service, storage, and repairs at the corner of Market and Commerce.
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The 1964 advertisement places Lark Dress Company at Fifth and Walnut and identifies its product, founders, and officers.
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M60A3 tank monument on West Water Street in Shamokin
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A patriotic mural at Rescue Fire Company in Shamokin.
Explore the related historic place1939 · Historic view
A 1939 institutional advertisement offers the compliments of the Market Street National Bank.
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A 1939 advertisement marks Moser’s Store’s thirty years in business.
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A 1939 advertisement presents National Ticket Company’s Shamokin identity and ticket-printing specialty.
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A historic photograph preserves the appearance of an earlier Shamokin City Hall.
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Polished brass propeller from the Tug Shamokin
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A historic photograph shows an old Reading engine on Water Street.
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A 1905 postcard view of Rebecca Spring at Edgewood Park in Shamokin.
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A three-image progression pairs an early dairy truck, a 1928 delivery truck and storefront, and an illustration of the later Reed’s Dairy building.
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A 1916 advertisement for the Ruthenian National Union, an organization founded in Shamokin.
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Second view of Soldiers Circle in Shamokin
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The Shamokin Band marches past the Reading Station during a street parade.
Explore the related organization1939 · Historic view
A 1939 advertisement identifies Shamokin Banking & Trust Company and its June 30, 1871 incorporation date.
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Workers gather at a Shamokin Brick Company kiln in Tharptown in a scene the 1939 caption described as fifty years earlier.
Explore the related photograph1873 · Historic view
An architectural inset on the 1873 borough map identifies the Herald printing office and book bindery.
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A commemorative caption identifies this group photograph as the Shamokin High School Band’s first appearance in spring 1927.
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Historic postcard view of Shamokin High School.
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The Shamokin History Mural gathers coal, textile, rail, business, and everyday city scenes.
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A Shamokin mural celebrating neighborhood milk delivery and ice cream shops.
Explore the related historic place1939 · Historic view
A 1939 advertisement identifies the Shamokin News-Dispatch as printer of the Diamond Jubilee booklet and lists its job-printing department.
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A 1958 newspaper clipping documents a Junior Chamber of Commerce project to repair the public library entrance sign.
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Historic view of the Shamokin station area with passenger rail equipment and a bus visible beside the depot.
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A Shamokin mural recalling the city's movie-theater era.
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An early view of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, dated between 1851 and 1857, showing the small settlement before the industrial city developed.
1884 · Historic view
The central illustration from O. H. Bailey & Co.’s 1884 bird’s-eye pictures dense street blocks, bridges, waterways, rail lines, churches, and surrounding hills.
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The Old Academy on Grant Street, shown in a photograph reproduced by the 1939 Diamond Jubilee booklet.
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A 1913 postcard view of St. Edward's Catholic Church in Shamokin.
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A 1925 National Photo Company photograph of baseball pitcher Stan Coveleski.
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Stanley A. Coveleski marker in Legacy Park
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A 1939 advertisement identifies Stevens Coal Company as operator of Cameron Colliery and producer of Cameo Coal.
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The Hiker Spanish-American War memorial statue in Shamokin
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The Price of Freedom Veterans Memorial in Shamokin
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A Shamokin mural built from memories of community life and Friday-night games.
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Timothy Diorio memorial in Shamokin
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Award information documenting Illumination Station Pocket Park in downtown Shamokin.
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Erik Heyl's 1951 watercolor of the first U.S. Navy vessel named Shamokin.
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Builders-trial photograph of USS Shamokin II, Navy tug YT-369, viewed from the bow.
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A 1939 anniversary advertisement names Victoria Amusement Enterprises and the Victoria in Shamokin.
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A Shamokin mural depicting anthracite and bootleg-coal history.
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The 1873 borough-map inset depicts the arched facade and storefront identified with William H. Douty.
Explore the related historic place1964 · Historic view
A 1964 WISL advertisement displays 1946 and 1964, identifies 1480 kc and 1,000 watts full-time, and pictures the station’s regional coverage.
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A 1939 advertisement promotes Yoch’s Butter-Nut Bread from Yoch Bakery Company in Shamokin.
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