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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-05-41
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Israel Groff's Factory bridge at water's edge in Lancaster Township, a half mile south of Eden on the Conestoga River. 158 feet long, built in 1848.
Provenance
digital image only - original owned by Milton Haldeman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Groff Factory Bridge
Lancaster Twp.
Conestoga River
Covered bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-05-41
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-27
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Snavely's Mill covered bridge, also called Second Lock covered bridge, destroyed by fire in 1968. Spanned the Conestoga Creek between Lancaster and Pequea Townships.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Snavely's Mill bridge
Second Lock bridge
Conestoga Creek
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
A-65-01-27
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-42
Date Range
c. 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Old Factory Bridge at foot of South Duke Street, Lancaster, over the Conestoga River
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Old Factory Bridge
Conestoga River
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-42
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Collection
Ed Schopf Safe Harbor Collection
Object ID
ES-02-02-02
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Ed Schopf Safe Harbor Collection
Description
Stoneroads Mill covered bridge, northwest of Bausman. Hand colored.
Provenance
Gift of Amer and Emma Kendig
Creator
Schopf, Edward
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Little Conestoga Creek
Bausman, Lancaster Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.75 x 6.25 inches
Object ID
ES-02-02-02
Notes
Ed Schopf was plant photographer for the Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation from 1930 to 1954.
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-07-31
Date Range
c. 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Little Conestoga Creek at Columbia Pike above West End Park about 1930, now Maple Grove Park. At that time there was an island above the dam.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Einolf, Albert L.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Conestoga Creek
Columbia Pike
West End Park
Maple Grove
Islands
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.75 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
1-09-07-31
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-05-12
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bridge over Columbia Pike where it crosses over the Little Conestoga Creek near Maple Grove
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia Pike
Little Conestoga Creek
Bridges
Maple Grove
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 8 inches
Object ID
2-07-05-12
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Second Lock covered bridge over Conestoga River. Built in 1857, 349 feet long. Burned down in late 1960s.
Object ID
1-01-04-67
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Second Lock covered bridge over Conestoga River. Built in 1857, 349 feet long. Burned down in late 1960s.
Description
Second Lock covered bridge over Conestoga River. Built in 1857, 349 feet long. Burned down in late 1960s.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Second Lock Bridge
Conestoga River
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.75 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-01-04-67
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #244
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Dorwart, Jonas
Bachman, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Lancaster Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #244
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A Jul 24, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Conestoga River.
Payment for superintending the quarrying of stone and the construction of a pier for a bridge at Hostetter's.
Dorwart, Jonas. Deceased. Payment was made to his eatate.
Bachman, Christian. Received payment.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-05
Date Range
November 1896
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
A distant view of Witmer's Bridge on the Conestoga River.
Date Range
November 1896
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Bridges
Stone arch bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Object ID
FD-01-01-05
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Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Object ID
FD-01-01-06
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Collection
Ferdinand Demuth Lantern Slide Collection
Description
"The Lone Fisherman" - man in a rowboat by Witmer's Bridge on the Conestoga River.
Creator
Demuth, Ferdinand
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Rowboats
Fishing
Bridges
Stone arch bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Film Size
3.25 x 4 inches
Object ID
FD-01-01-06
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