McLane children pose with pony for an itinerant street photographer outside 462 South Ann Street in September, 1919. From left on pony: Kathleen, Pauline, John, Jr., Evelyn. Standing from left: Virginia and Dorothy.
Firehouse at 416 South Queen Street where Engine Company #2 was located, with the firemen, ladder, and jump trucks. This building was later remodeled as a private residence.
Conestoga Traction Company, 9-17 East Orange Street, Lancaster. Edison Electric Light Company and Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company. First floor, east side, contained converters for supplying direct current power to trolley lines and downtown elevators. Customer: Conestoga Traction Company.
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Dillman R. Bomberger (December 15, 1879 - 1944) was a schoolteacher and photographer who was born near Lexington, Elizabeth Township. He worked as a schoolteacher in Elizabeth Township and by 1910 was working as a bookkeeper for Bayonne Steel Casting Company in Reading, PA. He married Aimee Brubaker in 1910 and had two children: Verna and David.
The photographs in this collection are mostly of family or friends and locations in the Elizabeth Township, Warwick Township and Lititz area.
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Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: James Harkless, pilot from Middletown; Tobias.
Recognizance, suspicion of assault and battery on John Swenk, with intent to kill and rob.
Recognizance, suspicion of robbing John Erisman.
Depositions and examinations of Glasgow Paines, Henry Kann, Christina Kann, Isaac Dunbar, William Shepler, John Hurdow, Daniel Erisman, John Longenecker, John Sharer, John Swenk.
14 items, 14 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
[Sadsbury Twp. and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County]
2. Bridge No. 1.5
Ross' Fording Bridge
3. Bridge No. 2
Andrew's Bridge
[Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County]
4. Bridge No. 2.5
Newcomer's Bridge
5. Bridge No. 3
Bell's Fording Bridge
[Colerain Twp. and Chester County]
6. Bridge No. 4
Holmes' Fording Bridge
[Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp.], Chester County
7. Bridge No. 5
Worth Fording Bridge
8. Bridge No. 6
Bunting Ford Bridge
Admin/Biographical History
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
