Various County officials lined up to shake hands with a man and woman. Ben Weaver, Commissioner, Brenda Swingler, Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Paul Paes, Register of Wills are the only identifiable officials.
Scene through Penn Square showing modern street lighting, circa 1940s. Note Chritmas decorations on the Watt and Shand building. Old City Hall is to the left.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Penn Square stands in the heart of Lancaster, Pennsylvania as a monument to those who fought in the Civil War. It faces Watt and Shand Department Store.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
The City Saving Fund and Trust Company, southwest corner of Penn Square, Lancaster. Charles H. Locher, President. Also showing Cox and Rose Clothiers, 4 West King Street.
