The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Pennsylvania Traction Company Construction and Engineering Department. The following persons are identified: Wm. Hopkins, Harry McGinnis, H. D. Hatzfeld, W. O. Groff, Wm. Henderson, S. R. Slaymaker, Frank T. Weiler, John Dick
Page 8: Man and woman sitting on rocks; Woman sitting on lawn; Accomac - "Up the Glen", June 1897; Accomac "Glen", June 1897.
Provenance
Small album with black composition covers which are no longer attached. Album is in poor conditon. Contains 124 photographs of people, scenes and buildings - few are identified. All taken between 1897 and 1899. Possibly belonged to the family of Edward Reinhold of East Donegal Township. His son, Paul, is the only identified person in the album.
Insert 2 "Christiana Riot House." [1895]. Original printed by Howard C. Moore, Christiana, Pa. Also 1 copy. (Original donated by Mrs. Barnard (Jean) Pownall)
Insert 3 "Christiana Riot House." No date. Also 2 copies. (Original donated by Mrs. Barnard (Jean) Pownall)
Insert 4 "Christiana Riot House (South View)." No date. Also 1 copy.
Insert 5 "Christiana Riot House" with unidentified woman standing by tree. No date.
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 4, Moores Memorial Library
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 5, Moores Memorial Library