Delegates of the Military Order of the Purple Heart standing in front of the Factory Administration Building of the Lancaster Floor Plant at Armstrong. Letter attached to photograph to Delegates from H. J. Marshall, Plant Manager is dated August 21, 1944, and thanks them for visiting the plant while they were in Lancaster.
Provenance
From MG-32, the Armstrong World Industries Collection.
Francis X. Schaller standing in front of the ruins of the Armstrong floor plant in Lancaster.
Provenance
Burgundy vinyl album containing over 200 photos taken by Francis X. Schaller, Jr. of the demolition of the Armstrong World Industries floor plant in Lancaster. All photos were taken between January and August of 2007 an are well identified. They are arranged backwards - from end to beginning of demolition process. Mr. Schaller worked at the plant for 40 years. His personal notes, as well as maps of the plant are included. Also included are two CDs: one ontains about 150 images of the floor plant taken in July 2007 before demolition; the other contains several postcards which can also be found in the LCHS Postcard Collection.
