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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-27
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Snavely's Mill covered bridge, also called Second Lock covered bridge, destroyed by fire in 1968. Spanned the Conestoga Creek between Lancaster and Pequea Townships.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Snavely's Mill bridge
Second Lock bridge
Conestoga Creek
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
A-65-01-27
Images
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Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-05
Date Range
November 1896
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
A distant view of Witmer's Bridge on the Conestoga River.
Date Range
November 1896
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Bridges
Stone arch bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Object ID
FD-01-01-05
Images
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Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-06
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
"The Lone Fisherman" - man in a rowboat by Witmer's Bridge on the Conestoga River.
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Rowboats
Fishing
Bridges
Stone arch bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Object ID
FD-01-01-06
Images
Less detail
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-13
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
Witmer's Bridge and the Lady Gay paddleboat on the Conestoga River.
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga River
Lady Gay
Witmer's Bridge
Boats
Paddle boats
Paddle steamers
Bridges
Stone arch bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
2016-06-01
Condition Date
slide is cracked
Object ID
FD-01-01-13
Images
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Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-14
Date Range
February 15, 1895
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
"Winter, Conestoga Park" - view of Witmer's Bridge on the Conestoga River.
Date Range
February 15, 1895
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga River
Winter
Witmer's Bridge
Snow
Stone arch bridges
Bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
FD-01-01-14
Images
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Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-16
Date Range
October 19, 1894
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
Witmer's Bridge over the Conestoga River.
Date Range
October 19, 1894
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Stone arch bridges
Bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Object ID
FD-01-01-16
Images
Less detail
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-17
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
"Early Spring, Conestoga Park" - Witmer's Bridge over the Conestoga River.
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Conestoga Park
Stone arch bridges
Bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Object ID
FD-01-01-17
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #139
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
McKitrick, Patrick
Teripen, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster Twp.
Bridges
Conestoga River
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #139
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/03/17.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for work done on the county bridge over the Conestoga (formerly Witmer's Bridge.)
McKitrick, Patrick.
Teripen, Joseph.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #244
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Dorwart, Jonas
Bachman, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Lancaster Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #244
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A Jul 24, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Conestoga River.
Payment for superintending the quarrying of stone and the construction of a pier for a bridge at Hostetter's.
Dorwart, Jonas. Deceased. Payment was made to his eatate.
Bachman, Christian. Received payment.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-08-01-14
Date Range
March 1975
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
A group of Lancaster friends pose before driving the last car over the Engleside Bridge before it was torn down and replaced.
Date Range
March 1975
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Automobiles
Cars
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-08-01-14
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
L-27
Images
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