Group of men with surveying equipment standing near railroad tracks. Written on back: "Taken on Ryan & Kelley's con[?] of Smithville 1905" and "Civil Engr's Harry H[ummell], Thomas Watson, Geo. Patton, Claire Souder, [Ogle] Bennett, Charles [?], John Buffen[?], [James] Gilbert, John McC[?]". Left portion of backing board is torn and missing. Photograph is intact.
Provenance
Gift of Lawrence C. Witmer in memory of Ethel McClure Witmer.
Aerial view of the northern part of Lancaster city showing the railroad station on McGovern Avenue. Area outlined in red is the Station Square project by Robert Vanderslice.
Two young men in a railyard. One is lounging on a pile of lumber, the other is holding a dog. The man with the dog may be John Christian Etter.
Provenance
This collection of photographs is from the estate of Esther Etter Rebman, and is mostly of the Etter, Falk and Kriegelstein families. Some of the photographs may have belonged to her aunt, Mary Etter (b. 1897, d. 1960).
