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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2dedf38c-fba3-4188-aa22-748522194736
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-05-54
Date Range
c. 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Horses being removed from a ship in Germany. The horses were sent by the Civilian Public Service to Poland after World War II as a war relief project. D. Ernest Weinhold, a Mennonite of Lancaster County, helped with this project.
Provenance
Digital image only.
Date Range
c. 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Weinhold, D. Ernest
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
World War II
Mennonites
Civilian Public Service
Horses
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-10-05-54
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/446aef35-8c7e-41bc-9c56-554809494332
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-05-55
Date Range
c. 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Ship carrying horse to Europe passing through a canal near Kiel, Germany. The horses were sent by the Civilian Public Service to Poland after World War II as a war relief project. D. Ernest Weinhold, a Mennonite of Lancaster County, helped with this project.
Provenance
Digital image only.
Date Range
c. 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Weinhold, D. Ernest
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
World War II
Mennonites
Civilian Public Service
Horses
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-10-05-55
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/95ea56e8-64dd-4ca6-8370-708321540320
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-05-56
Date Range
c. 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Horses en route to Europe. The horses were sent by the Civilian Public Service to Poland after World War II as a war relief project. D. Ernest Weinhold, a Mennonite of Lancaster County, helped with this project.
Provenance
Digital image only.
Date Range
c. 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Weinhold, D. Ernest
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
World War II
Mennonites
Civilian Public Service
Horses
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-10-05-56
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5e8b6004-f3d8-4707-bbfe-433028297754
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-05-57
Date Range
c. 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Horses being fed en route to Europe. The horses were sent by the Civilian Public Service to Poland after World War II as a war relief project. D. Ernest Weinhold, a Mennonite of Lancaster County, helped with this project.
Provenance
Digital image only.
Date Range
c. 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Weinhold, D. Ernest
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
World War II
Mennonites
Civilian Public Service
Horses
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-10-05-57
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b92ab8f0-5dae-4e64-b3ed-641950159623
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Winter at The County Almshouse - man leading a team of horses in the snow
Object ID
1-09-02-64
Date Range
February 1940
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Winter at The County Almshouse - man leading a team of horses in the snow
Description
Winter at The County Almshouse - man leading a team of horses in the snow
Date Range
February 1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Snow
Horses
Lancaster County Almshouse
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-09-02-64
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c2f14a2c-43fe-4e55-b092-859604414115
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Winter at The County Almshouse - man leading a team of horses
Object ID
1-09-02-65
Date Range
February 1940
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Winter at The County Almshouse - man leading a team of horses
Description
Winter at The County Almshouse - man leading a team of horses
Date Range
February 1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Almshouse
Snow
Horses
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-09-02-65
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/44ee050e-0b28-45a1-b52c-133696528359
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- A pony at Bryson's stable between Ephrata and Reamstown
Object ID
1-05-03-69
Date Range
June 1948
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- A pony at Bryson's stable between Ephrata and Reamstown
Description
A pony at Bryson's stable between Ephrata and Reamstown
Date Range
June 1948
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Horses
Stables
Farms
Reamstown, East Cocalico Twp.
Place
East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-05-03-69
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ce0af6d1-5ba7-48bb-9687-367220525236
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-01-12-01
Date Range
April 27, 1940
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Parade marching to Wheatland for the dedication of the new flagpole.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Date Range
April 27, 1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Parades
Carriages
Horses
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-01-12-01
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The Conestoga horse

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7775
Author
Strohm, John,
Date of Publication
1940
There was a tavern in Philadelphia, "The Sign of the Conestogoe Waggon." Pennsylvania Gazette, February 5, 1750. �lution and migration the horse became extinct in America. The herds of wild horses that were found abundantly on the plains of the West are believed to be descendants of escapes and strays
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Responsibility
by John Strohm (1793-1884) and Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Strohm, John,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1940
Physical Description
[77]-92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 5
Summary
This article tells the story of the type of horse that was bred to pull the heavy Conestoga wagons which were vital for trade in colonial America. As that mode of transportation changed , the horse disappeared, because horses were bred for specific purposes. There was no longer a need for the "Conestoga horse".
Subjects
Horses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 44, number 5 (1940), p. 77-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.44
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