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Anthracite and slackwater : the North Branch Canal, 1828-1901

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18513
Author
Petrillo, F. Charles.
Date of Publication
c1986.
Call Number
386.48 P495
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Responsibility
F. Charles Petrillo.
ISBN
0930973038 :
9780930973032
0930973046 (pbk.) :
9780930973049 (pbk.)
Author
Petrillo, F. Charles.
Place of Publication
Easton, Pa
Publisher
Center for Canal History and Technology,
Date of Publication
c1986.
Physical Description
viii, 280 p. : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 259-278.
Summary
History of the North Branch Canal in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields. The Canal was an important part of the transportation of coal from Pennsylvania to New York, although it fought a long and frustrating battle against the Susquehanna River and the new technology of the railroads. [from Amazon]
Subjects
Anthracite coal - Pennsylvania
North Branch Canal (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
386.48 P495
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The effects of Theodore Roosevelt and the United States on the construction of the Panama Canal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15467
Author
Herr, Stephen R.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 3
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Responsibility
by Stephen R. Herr.
Author
Herr, Stephen R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
p. 53 - 57. : 19 cm.
Notes
In : The Junior Historian magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988).
Bibliography: p. 57.
Subjects
Roosevelt, Theodore, - 1858-1919.
Panama Canal (Panama)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 3
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The Union Canal and the Lehmans, 1828-1885

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6073
Author
Aungst, Dean M.
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16 no.4
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Responsibility
by Dean M. Aungst.
Author
Aungst, Dean M.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
107 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society, v.16 no.4
Subjects
Lehman family.
Union Canal (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16 no.4
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Farming, always farming : a photographic essay of rural Pennsylvania German land and life

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7422
Author
Fegley, H. Winslow
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
905.748 TPG v. 20 1986
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Responsibility
made by H. Winslow Fegley ; [introduction, Scott T. Swank ; captions, Alan G. Keiser, Frederick S. Weiser].
Author
Fegley, H. Winslow
Place of Publication
Birdsboro, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
vi, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ;
Notes
"Photographs from the collection of the Schwenkfelder Library, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania."
Bibliography: p. 30.
Subjects
Fegley, H. Winslow - 1871-1944 - Photography collections.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutch - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Berks County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania - Pictorial works.
Berks County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Swank, Scott T.
Keyser, Alan G.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Additional Corporate Author
Schwenkfelder Library.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 TPG v. 20 1986
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Guide to central Pennsylvania Lutheran church records : no. 1: a guide to genealogical resources in the parish records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, as well as to translations and copies in print and in public institutions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18215
Author
Weiser, Frederick S.
Edition
revised
Date of Publication
1982
Call Number
016.2841 G946
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Alternate Title
Central Pennsylvania Lutheran church records
Responsibility
compiled by Pastor Frederick S. Weiser.
Author
Weiser, Frederick S.
Edition
revised
Place of Publication
New Oxford, Pa
Publisher
Parrehof,
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings, typescript) ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Sources.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Sources.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County - Sources.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Adams County - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.2841 G946
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fa75d3d4-a3e5-40cc-bb41-259099182884
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-07-26
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
A presentation by a student historian to Donald Kent, Associate Director of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, at the time of his retirement
Year Range From
1975
Year Range To
1980
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kent, Donald
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historians
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Plaques
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-07-07-26
Images
thumbnail
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b6319a41-fe15-4380-ad19-052356372651
Collection
Rohrerstown Collection
Object ID
RC-01-01-014
Date Range
1983
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Rohrerstown Collection
Description
Pennsylvania Power and Light substation in the 2000 block of Marietta Avenue, Rohrerstown
Provenance
Digital image only
Date Range
1983
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
PPL
Utilities
Substations
Place
East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
RC-01-01-014
Images
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f03a8c68-933c-4a18-9d41-147303973714
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-04-03-09
Date Range
March 1983
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Log cabin birthplace of James Buchanan at Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Date Range
March 1983
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Log cabins
Cabins
Place
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-04-03-09
Images
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e2f24a80-0c9a-4066-8542-555355833142
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-04-04-01
Date Range
October 25, 1987
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Monument erected at the site of the log cabin that was the birthplace of James Buchanan at Stoney Batter near Mercersburg, PA.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Date Range
October 25, 1987
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Monuments
Stoney Batter
Place
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-04-04-01
Images
thumbnail
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d9903fa2-a846-4950-84cf-181401993310
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-04-04-04
Date Range
October 25, 1987
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Monument erected at the site of the log cabin that was the birthplace of James Buchanan at Stoney Batter near Mercersburg, PA.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Date Range
October 25, 1987
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Monuments
Stoney Batter
Place
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-04-04-04
Images
thumbnail
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