Album thought to belong to the Willson family who were the last owners of Wheatland. Contains both cabinet cards and carte de visites, as well as a few tintypes. Cover is brown with black and gold trim. Very few of the photographs are identified.
Rev. Johann Ludwig Grotemeyer. Born in 1840 in Westphalia, Germany. Died September 16, 1888 at St. Agnes Hospital in Philadelphia. Served St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Lancaster, from November 3, 1878 until his death.
Provenance
Photographs from a photo album purchased by Patricia Rock in Beaufort, South Carolina. The families were from the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of the city of Lancaster.
Photographs of residents of the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster, c. 1895 to 1920, collected by Charles Wolf, son of Carl Wolf. Most are of Wolf, Hecker, and allied families.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Photographs of residents of the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster, c. 1895 to 1920, collected by Charles Wolf, son of Carl Wolf. Most are of Wolf, Hecker, and allied families.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Cabinet card of Rev. Emanuel Greenwald of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster. Also written on back: "Lillie Withers, Easter, April 25, 1886. Teacher, Margie K. Heinitsh, Trinity Lutheran S. S."
