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Collection
Diffenderfer Album 1
Object ID
A-36-01-24
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Diffenderfer Album 1
Description
Page 24: Lancaster County Prison, "Only castle in town, May 17, 1902"; Lancaster Cemetery Entrance, May 17, 1902; Advent Lutheran Church, May 17, 1902; Anna Fondersmith with doll in a little stroller, "County Prison Park, May 17, 1902"; Ann Palmer, Mrs. Leon Dodge's niece, May 19, 1902; Anna Fondersmith with unidentified Mennonite woman.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1903
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Fondersmith, Anna
Palmer, Ann
Dodge, Leon
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Cemetery
Churches
Religion
Children
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-36-01-24
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-26-01-26
Date Range
c. 1920
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
"Route of Parade and Points of Interest to be Seen by the Guests of the Lancaster Board of Trade and City Officials, on July 17." Booklet of postcards.
Lancaster County Prison
Date Range
c. 1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Printer
L. B. Herr
Object ID
2-26-01-26
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-009-004
Date Range
before 1907
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Lancaster, Pa., Lancaster County Prison and Grounds.
Date Range
before 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Miss Mary Rae Little, Hokendauqua, Penna.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
Postcards
Classification
911-009-004
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Prisons
Jails
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me.
Object ID
911-009-004
Additional Notes
"Reached here safely. took dinner here and will spend night at York. M. E. B."
Postmarked September 15, 1906, Lancaster and September 17, Hokendauqua, PA
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-07
Date Range
May 23, 1912
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Last hanging at Lancaster County Prison
Date Range
May 23, 1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Romezzo, Antonio
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Hangings
Executions
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-07
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-11
Date Range
May 23, 1912
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Last hanging at Lancaster County Prison - Antonio Romezzo, hanged for murder.
Date Range
May 23, 1912
Creator
Ernst, Frederick
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rommezo, Antonio
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Hangings
Executions
Lancaster County Prison
Jails
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-11
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-12
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison, 800 East King Street, before removal of tower.
Creator
Saylor, B. Frank
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Prisons
Lancaster County Prison
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 7.5 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-12
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-30
Date Range
May 23, 1912
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Last execution Lancaster County Prison. Antonio Romezzo was hanged for murder.
Date Range
May 23, 1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Romezzo, Antonio
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Executions
Hangings
Lancaster County Prison
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-30
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-05-10
Date Range
c. 1879
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison, East King Street, Lancaster
Date Range
c. 1879
Creator
Locher, Michael H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
East King Street
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 6.25 inches
Object ID
2-05-05-10
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-05-11
Date Range
c. 1870
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison
Date Range
c. 1870
Creator
Locher, Michael H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
East King Street
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7.5 x 5.625 inches
Object ID
2-05-05-11
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-05-09
Date Range
1898
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison and group of unidentified men. H. H. Moore appointed "keeper".
Date Range
1898
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Moore, H.H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 8 inches
Object ID
2-05-05-09
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