Cabinet card of women employed at the Conestoga Cotton Mills
Description
Cabinet card. Young ladies employed by the Conestoga Cotton Mills. Standing from left: L. Mohler, L. Kerchner, and K. Keller. Seated from left: I. Dommel, L. Palmer, I. Swalley.
Provenance
Gift of Lisa Garrett. Original image owned by Lisa Garrett. Digital donation.
Cabinet card. Man identified as John. Possibly John Montgomery or John McClure. Note written on back: "With much love from your son John, Montevideo, Christmas '91".
Provenance
Gift of Lawrence C. Witmer in memory of Ethel McClure Witmer.
Cabinet card. Man identified as John. Possibly John Montgomery or John McClure. Note written on back: "With much love from your son John, Nagasaki, 25 Jany 97".
Provenance
Gift of Lawrence C. Witmer in memory of Ethel McClure Witmer.
small amounts of paper and glue on front of photograph
Object ID
1-05-05-51
Notes
Ella Rohrer married Philip Charles Efinger circa 1920. Ella attended nursing school at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, c. 1915. Philip served in World War 1 as an 2nd Lt. in Co. D, 56th Infantry, United States Army. Ella was a great-aunt of the donor, Richard Hauck.
Typed description accompanying portrait: "This is the wedding photo of Henry Groh Aierstock and Fanny Derstler Frey. They were married in 1890 at Creswell Evangelical Congregational Church in Conestoga. They are buried there. One of their children, Jacob Frey Aierstock, married Blanche Sneath Christ. And one of their children, Marie Aierstock Brubaker, widow of John H. Brubaker, Jr., gave this photo to the Lancaster County Historical Society in 2011. Years earlier, Mrs. Brubaker had given Fanny Derstler's wedding gown to the society, which displayed it for a time."