Local History Videos

  Glimpse history through old images of  Harrisburg , in the US State of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg  is the state capital of Pennsylvania, but is a small city with about 50,000 residents. It’s also home to three popular museums, and charts its history back to 1787. We obviously can’t show you films from all the way back then, but enjoy this trip down memory lane through the past century. Old Photos 1900-1919 The Historical Society of Dauphin County, W.J. Harder Collection, and PA State Archives provided these old images, taken during the era of the City Beautiful movement. The Market Street subway construction was underway, and there was a great ceremony as the cornerstone for the new Capitol was laid in 1904. President Teddy Roosevelt appeared for the Capitol dedication in 1906 – as did a crowd of thousands. Harrisburg , Pa., from 1900-1919 – PennLive.com on YouTube Harrisburg  in the 1920s A trolley rumbles over the otherwise deserted State Street Bridge, a huge crow...

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. Old Pictures of  Philadelphia Old illustration of key landmarks in  Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. Thanks to the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Old illustration of  Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, from a bird’s-eye view, published in 1876. Thanks to the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Old Photos of  Philadelphia Two panorama photos of  Philadelphia  taken in or around 1913. Thanks to the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Closeup of an extract taken from the panorama photo of  Philadelphia  in about 1913. Thanks to the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Closeup of an extract taken from the panorama photo of  Philadelphia  in about 1913. Thanks to the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Closeup of an extract taken from the panorama photo of  Ph...

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. Old Photos of  Pittsburgh Old photo of the Suspension Bridge at  Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library. Children playing in a water hole and rough ground close to housing at  Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library. Old photo of Hand Street,  Pittsburgh , Pa. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library. Closeup of an old photo of Hand Street,  Pittsburgh , Pa. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New Yor...

  Enjoy a trip back in history through fascinating archive film and old photos of  Rochester , Pennsylavnia, in the USA. Old Photos of  Rochester , PA Old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1941 Old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1940 Closeup of an old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania Closeup of an old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania Closeup of an old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania Closeup of an old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania Closeup of an old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania Closeup of an old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania Old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1940 Old photo of residents in  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1940 Old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1941 Old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1941 Old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1941 The Glassworks Old photo of  Rochester , Pennsylvania in 1940 Closeup of an old photo of  Rochester ...