American Legion Section Riverview Burial Park, Lancaster's Original Garden of Memories (Established 1908). This beautiful memorial section, officially dedicated by Post No. 34, is but one of the many outstadning feattures of Riverview, including the Sun Dial Garden, Star Garden, Sunken Garden and Babyland. Age-old trees of unusual beauty and shrubbery and flowers in aboundance have created an exquisite spot dedicated to sacred memories. Delightfule music heard throughout the Cemetery adds to the inspiration.
Provenance
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 19, Folder 5, Item 1
Men at work on unidentified street, town unkonwn, with homes and business on either side and a steeple and cupola in the distance. Real photo postcard.
East High Street, Manheim, Pennsylvania. Here can be seen the restored Fasig house so typical of the old homes of the 1775 period of Manheim. Next to it is the early Manheim Public Building and home of the Hope Hose Fire Company built in 1904. It is now the home of the Manheim Ambulance Association.
Original office of Henry William Stiegel, Manheim, Pennsylvania. "Home of famous Stiegel Glassware" Baron Stiegel's original office was built in 1765 with brick purchased in England, imported to Philadelphia and hauled to Manheim by six-horse team. Torn down in 1920, original bricks are on display at MISSIMER-WEIL MUSEUM "Country Store".
Pretty Pequea - Looking southeast across the creek. Reverse is ad for Teachers' Vacation Fund Contest for the three most popular teachers, one vote with each pound of coffee from Mack the Coffee Man, contest starts December 1st, 1908, closes June 30 1909.
