Group of ten students and teachers from Lancaster Boys High School, c. 1926. Sign in front of group reads "Fri. May 22nd, Tune In On The 50th Meeting of The Scientific Society Real Radio!"
Group of men seated in Old Recorder's Office, second floor of the Courthouse. Identified left to right: Wm. Egerty Esq., Paul Mohler, Isaac Bechtel, Jay Caskey, W. Fryberger, Ann E. Davis Esq., Jacob Byrne, Esq., Ezra Brenner, O.P. Bricker, Esq., H. Nissley, Recorder, Geo. Keith, Dep.
The following note is also enclosed with the photo: "D. S. - The "Court House Isalnd patent" is for Bush Island in Manor Twp. The island location, as described in 1811, is: 150 perches from Lancaster shore, opposite the land of Isaac Kaufman and 3 perches below Archibald Hudder's Island. R. G."
Photograph- A group of people gathered at the Heister Monument in Lancaster Cemetery. H. Frank Eshleman is the speaker, J. C. Arnold at post. Also shows John D. and Bertha C. Landis.
Photograph- A group of people gathered at the Heister Monument in Lancaster Cemetery. H. Frank Eshleman is the speaker, J. C. Arnold at post. Also shows John D. and Bertha C. Landis.
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A group of people gathered at the Heister Monument in Lancaster Cemetery. H. Frank Eshleman is the speaker, J. C. Arnold at post. Also shows John D. and Bertha C. Landis.
Committee to choose a site for the new Municipal Airport included members of Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, American Business Club and Lancaster Aero Club. Pictured left to right are Jesse P. Jones, Sumner L. Brown, George P. Luckey, A.D. Howry, John H. Carter, Charles B. Weise, F.K. Brinkman, W.S. Raub, H.M. Hersh, William D. Grant, S.R. Slaymaker and G.W. Birrell. Photo take December 7, 1929. William Grant, Christiana businessman and president of Lancaster Airways, Inc. was killed in an auto accident three days later.
Pilot Jesse Jones at the controls of Ryan Brougham B-5 airplane owned by Howard M. Hersh at leased to Lancaster Airways, Inc. under an agreement dated November 8, 1929. This was the first enclosed cabin airplane available for passenger service at the Manheim Pike airport which had been established by Jones in 1927.
