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Old Shamokin Views #2

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(03.22.1951) Construction of "New Dial Telephone Office" along Lincoln Street in Shamokin.
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(03.22.1951) Construction of "New Dial Telephone Office" along Lincoln Street in Shamokin.

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  • A family on High Street (near the cemetery).
  • Shamokin from Route 225. A glimpse of the Second Street bridge is seen in the lower-left of the photo. Brest Packing and Walnut Hosiery is the building at right. This photo was taken some time after 1916. To the right of the train in the center of the photo are the ash, coal and sand steel towers.
  • Shamokin, looking east from the Glen Burn.
  • (06.01.1889) Flood- Shamokin Creek over its banks near Trinity Episcopal Church. Also shown is the area formally known as Terrace Avenue. It is now a parking lot for the Rescue Fire Company and Lawton W. Schroyer Memorial Swimming Pool.
  • Croninger's home that stood on the site of Brest Packing (later Kreisl Brothers Inc. and Croninger Packing Co.) on Walnut Street. The house was moved to the east side of Third Street where it stood for about 20 years.
  • *Low-Res* Terrace Avenue- A few houses were once located next to Trinity Episcopal Church, along Lincoln Street. The area is now a paved parking lot for the Rescue Fire Company and the Lawton W. Schroyer Memorial Swimming Pool.
  • (1939) Miss Mary Richardson, who was crowned the Centennial Queen in 1939.
  • (1959) Easter in Shamokin.
  • (1959) Young children strolling on Easter in Shamokin.
  • (04.05.56) Easter in Shamokin.
  • (1961) Cold weather during an Easter event in downtown Shamokin.
  • (1963) Children at Eighth and Independence streets.
  • (1963) Children at Eighth and Independence streets.
  • (April 1963) Freddy Gebert and Mary Scandle along Lincoln Street.
  • Spanish American War Memorial.
  • (03.22.1951) Construction of "New Dial Telephone Office" along Lincoln Street in Shamokin.
  • (11.01.1951) New Shamokin Telephone Central Office building along Lincoln Street.
  • Bell Telephone Co. building along Lincoln Street.
  • Bell Telephone Co. building along Lincoln Street.
  • (01.25.1951) Telephone operators on Jan. 25, 1951. Chief operator is Anna Hobson.
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