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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
992-029
Date Range
1967
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wintertime at Shand's Bridge. This picturesque "crossing of the Conestoga" is off US 222 at Pinetown Road near the village of Oregon and Conestoga Motor Inn. A Burr-truss type, it was built in 1867 and is 133 feet long.
Date Range
1967
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer, PA
Condition
Good
Object ID
992-029
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
967-009
Date Range
1968
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Keller's Mill Bridge, known locally as Guy Bard's bridge, this "Cocalico Creek Crossing" is located between Ephrata and Akron. Bard was a leading Pennsylvania jurist, who lived nearby. Built in 1891, the bridge is 76 feet long.
Date Range
1968
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Studio of Photography, Witmer, PA
Object ID
967-009
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
976-001
Date Range
1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
"Heart of Amishland" - Paradise Bridge and Amish Carriage.
Date Range
1969
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Paradise Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Applied Arts, Witmer
Object ID
976-001
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
928-014
Date Range
1967
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
"Hart of Amishland" Strasburg Railroad "The Road to Paradies" - is America's Oldest Shortline Railroad, founded in 1832. Located on Route 741 at Strasburg - Lancaster County, Pa. - this historic train travels regularly between Strasburg & Paradise, thru beatiful Penna. Dutch Amish farm country.
Date Range
1967
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst, Witmer
Condition
Good
Object ID
928-014
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
984-002
Date Range
1968
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Nolt's Point Mill Bridge. This picturesque "crossing of the Conestoga" is off US Route 222 at Pinetown Road near Village of Oregan and Conestoga Motor Inn. A Burr-truss type, it was built in 1867 and 133 feet long.
Date Range
1968
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer
Condition
Good
Object ID
984-002
Images
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Lancaster County unlimited: see and do; handbook to help you find the innumerable delights of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo646
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
c1968.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
J. Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
c1968.
Physical Description
47 p. illus., maps, ports. 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245
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Conestoga crossroads: The rise of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1789 [PhD thesis]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo647
Author
Wood, Jerome H.
Date of Publication
1969.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876t
Responsibility
by Jerome Herman Wood.
Author
Wood, Jerome H.
Place of Publication
[Providence, R.I.]
Publisher
Wood,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
(iv,532 leaves) : maps
Notes
"Notes and bibliographical essay" : leaves 438-532.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876t
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Historic heart of Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo648
Author
Lestz, Gerald
Date of Publication
[c1962]
Call Number
974.815 LACI L642
  1 website  
Author
Lestz, Gerald
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John Baer
Date of Publication
[c1962]
Physical Description
56 p. illus.
Summary
" A do-it-yourself guide for a walking tour of the central section of Lancaster,Pennsylvania , America's oldest inland city and county seat of the Garden Spot of The World " [from the title page]
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI L642
Websites
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Eichelberger descendants : John Eichelberger of Ittlingen, Germany and his American descendants, 1665-1965

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo675
Author
Eichelberger, William Otterbein.
Date of Publication
1964]
Call Number
929 E34
Responsibility
research by William Otterbein Eichelberger; compiled by Erma Chandler Clubb.
Author
Eichelberger, William Otterbein.
Place of Publication
[Yakima, Wash
Publisher
E.C. Clubb,
Date of Publication
1964]
Physical Description
vi, 159 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Eichelberger family.
Additional Author
Clubb, Erma Chandler.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E34
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Author
Wilson, Everett Broomall,
Date of Publication
1961
Call Number
973.084 W747
Author
Wilson, Everett Broomall,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Barnes
Date of Publication
1961
Physical Description
187 p. illus. 26 cm.
Summary
Author writes about change in America since 1900, giving many specific examples of changes in farming, our homes, towns, and transportation. Many photographs.
Subjects
Antiques - United States.
United States - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.084 W747
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