Cabinet card. Group of young women. First row, second from left is Alfaretta Grove. Second row, left, is Fanny Grove Rich. Written on back: "July 24, 1894 Landisville Camp".
This collection of photographs pertains to the family of Fanny Grove (b. 1874, d. bet. 1930-1938), daughter of Amos Grove (b. 1837, d. 1893) and Sarah O'Brien (b. 1840, d. 1924) of Marietta and Fanny Grove's husband, Henry Spangler Rich (b. 1867, d. 1938). Henry S. Rich was a prominent businessman in Marietta - a banker with First National Bank of Marietta and as an insurance agent, among other businesses. The Rich family lived at Prospect Place, a home on Fairview Avenue in Marietta. Amos Grove, father of Fanny Grove Rich, owned the Accomac, a summer vacation spot on the York County side of the Susquehanna River. He also maintained the boarding and mess tents at the Landisville Campmeeting.
Scene on Marietta line in 1896 just north of Klinesville. Picture shows one of the former Columbia "Belt" cars which was used on the Marietta line after the Pennsylvania Traction Company took over.
Group of officials of the Columbia and Donegal Electric Railway and their inspection car during an inspection trip over the Marietta line in the winter of 1893 - 1894, when the extension from Chickies to Marietta was under construction.
Columbia and Donegal car no. 1 en route from Marietta to Columbia, photographed just north of Colubmia, shortly after the Marietta line was finished in 1894. The car was painted blue with yellow lettering and trim. Car built by the J. G. Brill Car Company of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Traction Company car no. 2 photographed about 1894 just east of Columbia at Stoner's Quarry. These part open and part closed cars are known as "California" type cars. Note destination sign "Lancaster and Columbia", "Chickies Park - Marietta".
