The P. & R.'s through freight from Reading to Lancaster came to grief on April 21, 1896 when it collided with a run-away box car just north of Manheim. The Reading's Number 1093 was thrown on its side killing the front breakman. Possibly a budding railroadiana collector, the lad closest to the locomotive may have been considering the prudency of making off with the locomotive's bell bu the locomotive was reassembled and operated until 1920.
A Philadelphia & Reading box car stands on the "house track," in this old view of the station maintained by both the Reading and the Cornwall at Mt. Hope, where the two lines connected. Photo, Henry Westenberger, Lebanon, Pa.
A piratess and an indignant noble cross swords for possesion of a square during a game of Human Chess at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in northern Lancaster County
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
The Ghost of Christmas Present magically transports Scrooge so he can observe the holiday preparation about him - which will eventually lead to Ebenezer's reformation. Part of the Victorian Christmas Celebration at Mount Hope Estate and Winery.
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Dispel the Scrooge from this Christmas season as the Ghost of Christmas Present did for Ebenezer. Actors portraying the immortal Dickens characters entertain guests to the Victorian Christmas Celebration at Moutn Hope Estate and Winery.
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Visitors to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire meet with 16th century characters at every turn. On the 25 acre Faire site, patrons join in the entertainment as pawns in the Human Chess Match, make cameo apperances in stage performances shows and can even be knighted by Queen Elizabeth herself.
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
"Joust Do It!" is the battle cry of the fearless knights who do battle for the Queen's favour each day of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in fiercely lifelike battles of sword and shield.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
