Lancaster's southeast quadrant, the seventh ward, shown with members of Lancaster City Council and Redevelopment Authority tour the area to be cleared in the 1960s. Mayor George Coe, with paper in paper in pocket, leads the group. W. Hensel Brown, Jr. is on the sidewalk at left.
Photograph- Reprint of a damaged photograph of a group of men taken at 449 Freiberg Street, now Pershing Avenue, before 1905. Man framed in doorway under awning is Martin Blankenmeyer. Martin lived at 449 Freiberg St. Man standing third from left is Henry A. Blankenmeyer, son of Martin Blankenmeyer. Martin Anthony Blankenmeyer b. November 20, 1828, d. April 18, 1907, Civil War veteran who served with Company F, 79th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Henry Anthony Blankenmyer, b. ?, 1886 d. October 1905.
Photograph- Reprint of a damaged photograph of a group of men taken at 449 Freiberg Street, now Pershing Avenue, before 1905. Man framed in doorway under awning is Martin Blankenmeyer. Martin lived at 449 Freiberg St. Man standing third from left is Henry A. Blankenmeyer, son of Martin Blankenmeyer. Martin Anthony Blankenmeyer b. November 20, 1828, d. April 18, 1907, Civil War veteran who served with Company F, 79th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Henry Anthony Blankenmyer, b. ?, 1886 d. October 1905.
Description
Reprint of a damaged photograph of a group of men taken at 449 Freiberg Street, now Pershing Avenue, before 1905. Man framed in doorway under awning is Martin Blankenmeyer. Martin lived at 449 Freiberg St. Man standing third from left is Henry A. Blankenmeyer, son of Martin Blankenmeyer. Martin Anthony Blankenmeyer b. November 20, 1828, d. April 18, 1907, Civil War veteran who served with Company F, 79th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Henry Anthony Blankenmyer, b. ?, 1886 d. October 1905.
F. Ruth Hostetter in her beauty shop - Ye Quality Shoppe - in the Woolworth building. In later years, Miss Hostetter also operated a restaurant and beauty shop from her home at 602 North Marshall Street in Lancaster.
Provenance
Donated by F. Ruth Hostetter's great nephew, John I Blanck and her Niece, Meda H. Blanck, both of Manheim, Pa
Photograph- Metal bridge, possibly a railroad bridge, over the Conestoga River at the Seventh Ward of Lancaster. Note on back of photo says that Italians were brought over to help build it.
Photograph- Metal bridge, possibly a railroad bridge, over the Conestoga River at the Seventh Ward of Lancaster. Note on back of photo says that Italians were brought over to help build it.
Description
Metal bridge, possibly a railroad bridge, over the Conestoga River at the Seventh Ward of Lancaster. Note on back of photo says that Italians were brought over to help build it.
