Various County officials lined up to shake hands with a man and woman. Ben Weaver, Commissioner, Brenda Swingler, Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Paul Paes, Register of Wills are the only identifiable officials.
Penn Square, showing monument, The Lancaster Intelligencer, and Reed, McCann and Co., Bankers at corner of South Queen Street, and New Era Printing office on opposite corner; also shows building where clothing, wholesale notions and sewing machines, etc., are sold; on first floor next to Bitner, Hostetter and Long.
Scene through Penn Square showing modern street lighting, circa 1940s. Note Chritmas decorations on the Watt and Shand building. Old City Hall is to the left.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.