Empire era maple side chair; scroll cut and carved crest with pierced hand-hold at crest. Rail with horizontal splat, upholstered seat terminating with cabriole legs.
One of a pair of Empire side chairs (with 2013.008.21) with yellow upholstered seat and cherry wood frame. Elements of entire frame are flat with rounded fronts. Back uprights have slight cyma curve, surmounted by a long, wide concave tablet. Tablet has low relief foliate carved ends while most of face is covered with a panel of mahogany veneer. Tablet extends beyond back uprights. Horizontal splat at center of back is pierced carved with a central rectangle flanked by half-moon carved shells, and is then supported by paired, loosely scrolled lyre-like "legs" that attach to chair posts. Trapezoid seat. Front legs have a slight cyma curve.
Empire side chair of walnut with yellow upholstered trapezoid seat. Elements of entire frame are flat with rounded fronts. Both front legs and back uprights have slight cyma curve. Scroll-cut and carved wide crest rail with concave shape. It is faced with bookmatched crotch veneer, with kidney-shaped handhold at top center. Outline of two C-scrolls flank hole along top. Paired cyma curves form outline of bottom edge. Rounded ends. Scroll-cut horizontal splat is pierced with low-relief carved confronting C-scrolls at center and scrolling "legs" extending to chair posts. Bowed front seat rail and flattened cabriole front legs.
John Herr's Mill. In bygone days this scene was very common as farmers brought grain to the John Herr Mill in wagons pulled by horses. The grain wa shoisted to the upper floor by rope and pulley.
Amish market stand, possibly at Central Market, Lancaster. Farmer's Markets are found throughout the Amish area. This young Amish girl is "Tending Market" where produce from the farm is offered to the public at reasonable prices.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country. One of many Amish farmer's market stands in the Lancaster markets. Amish children sell many items of local produce throughout the growing season.
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa. Interior of master bedroom. Restored home of James Buchanan, Pennsylvania's only President. The Master Bedroom, like all the rooms in Wheatland is furnished with authentic pieces. The oriental silk dressing robe was a gift to Buchanan from the chinese Ambassador, over one hundred years ago.
Wheatland, Lancaster, Pa. The Harriet Lane Room. Buchanan was the nations's only bachelor President. His lovely niece, Harriet Lane, served as mistress of Wheatland.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country - An Amish family with their horse and buggy on a Sunday afternoon. A drive through the Amish country is like a trip backward through time, for here we find no modern methods. Living "By The Book," the Amish have retained the customs and beliefs of their ancestors. Family in an open horse and buggy.
The municipal building at Third and Locust Streets is located in the center of the business district. It houses the Borough Offices and Police Department
The Park School at Sixth and Cherry Streets. Now an elementary school, this building served for many years as the High School. It is part of the Columbia Boro Public School System.
