1949 Officers of Lancaster Livestock Exchange Convention. Bill Bixler, secretary; Walter M. Dunlap, treasurer; Jacob P. Warfel, vice president; John M. Hoober, president. 1949 Officers of National Livestock Exchange. W. P. Dolan, treasurer, South St. Paul; Christ E. Mentzer, senior vice president, Omaha; H. R. Park, secretary, Chicago; Rogers E. George, president, South St. Paul. The National Livestock Exchange was held in Lancaster in May of 1949.
Student Victory Corps at McCaskey High School selling war savings stamps and bonds. Students identified are Betty Owens, Shirley MacPherson and Helen Flinchbaugh.
Note from back of photo: William T. Piper (1881-1970), founder of Piper Aircraft Corp. in Lockhaven, and Francis Nolte of Reading. A Photograph taken at the dedication of the new Lancaster Municipal Airport on Sunday, June 19th 1949 by H.H. Poole, D.D.S. of New Holland.
A Flight Instructor at the Municipal Airport and a Piper Cub (J-3). Note from back of photo: The yellow and black Piper Cub was the icon of private aviation after World War II. Photograph in 1949 by H.H.Poole, D.D.S.
Senator Taft, General Daniel B. Strickler, and Chester Woolworth, Mayor Carey, Graybill Diehm, General ?, Congressman Roland Kinzer at Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Provenance
From MG-29 The General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Robert "Peanut" Myers, bottom row, left, with the 1941 Lancaster Red Roses baseball team. Ed Stumpf is standing at left in the third row. Photo taken at Stumpf Field.
1949 Lancaster Red Rose Baseball team. First row: William Glane, Dick Trass, Bill Mosser, Christ Kitsos, Jimmy Massas, Bill Ripkin. Second row: Al Campanis, Frank O'Neill, George Freese, Bob "Red" Sweeney, Jack Elkins, Len Glica, Tom Astbury. Third row: Charles Landau, Chet Beres, Mike Quill, Eddie Yasinski, Don Collins, Arnie Wallis, Tom Floyd Jr., Tom Floyd Sr.
1946 Lancaster Red Rose Baseball team. First row: Nat Usciak, Walt Novick, Joe Astroth, Jim Gilmore, Bob Bay ?, George Mitrus, Mike Kardash, Eddie ?. Back row: ? Cowdrick, Freddie Peeler, Angstadt, Joe Yuorkouich ?, Bill James, Bob Mohr, Fred Danck, Stan Stenoff.
1947 Lancaster Red Rose Baseball team. Back row: Tom Floyd (trainer), Freddie Peeler, Bill James, Tom Astbury, Cloyd Sheedy, George Armstrong, Eddie Boehm, Gus Holborough, Charles Landau. Front row: Walt Novick, Leon Griffith, Mat Usciak, Lester McCrabb, Nelson Fox, Tom Kirk, Bill McCarthy, Joe Zack, Len. Kelly.
Photograph- Maple Grove Ballroom, c. 1942 or 1943. Band leader, Howdy Blankman. Vocalist, Joanna Bigler Lowry. Drummer, Dr. Donald Good. Other band members include: Fred Suydam, Bob Hershey, Charles Herr, Walt Murray, Harold Peters, Harry King, Louis Doerr, Doug Brenneman, John Cannon. Digital image only.
Photograph- Maple Grove Ballroom, c. 1942 or 1943. Band leader, Howdy Blankman. Vocalist, Joanna Bigler Lowry. Drummer, Dr. Donald Good. Other band members include: Fred Suydam, Bob Hershey, Charles Herr, Walt Murray, Harold Peters, Harry King, Louis Doerr, Doug Brenneman, John Cannon. Digital image only.
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Maple Grove Ballroom, c. 1942 or 1943. Band leader, Howdy Blankman. Vocalist, Joanna Bigler Lowry. Drummer, Dr. Donald Good. Other band members include: Fred Suydam, Bob Hershey, Charles Herr, Walt Murray, Harold Peters, Harry King, Louis Doerr, Doug Brenneman, John Cannon. Digital image only.
New Holland Avenue building complex of Armstrong Cork Co., Bottle Closure Plant. Purchased by Kerr Glass Manufacturing in 1969 for bottle and closure manufacturing, 1969-2000. Sold by Kerr in 2004. Now home to Urban Place and Lancaster Science Factory.
