Page 25: "Wild Cat group, May 30, 1902"; Wild Cat Falls, May 30, 1902; Wild Cat Falls Hotel, May 30, 1902; Man and woman seated by the Susquehanna River, "Looking for Wild Cat", May 30, 1901; Paddleboat at dock, "Bound for home, May 30, 1902, Lady Gay"; Entrance to Wild Cat Glen, May 30, 1902.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 10: Marietta steamer, Wild Cat, August 8, 1901; Wild Cat Hotel, August 8, 1901; View of a road, "From Mountain House", August 1901; Cocalico Hotel, August, 1901, Ephrata; Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel, August 1901; Cocalico Hotel, August, 1901.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1900 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 12: Round Top, Accomac, August 14, 1903; From Round Top, August 14, 1903; Round Top House, August 14, 1903; From Chickies Rock looking toward Marietta, August 14, 1903; Baby in carriage, two older children and an African American woman; From near Chickies Rock looking toward Columbia, August 14, 1903.
Provenance
Second of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, beginning in 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 13: Wild Cat in the distance, 1897; Three story brick house with porch; Man in white suit leaning on a rock; Susquehanna River.
Provenance
Small album with black composition covers which are no longer attached. Album is in poor conditon. Contains 124 photographs of people, scenes and buildings - few are identified. All taken between 1897 and 1899. Possibly belonged to the family of Edward Reinhold of East Donegal Township. His son, Paul, is the only identified person in the album.
Page 35: Possibly Leacock Presbyterian Church; Group of people standing on deck with Susquehanna River in background, "Wild Cat Falls Hotel, August 1902"; "Observation Pavilion, Wild Cat, August 1902"; Pieces of interior trim and pews in yard of Leacock Presbyterian Church; Interior of Leacock Presbyterian Church; Glen Orchard, near Wild Cat Falls, August 1902.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 50: Group seated on deck, "Wild Cat Falls, August 21, 1903"; Baby in carriage in front of house, "Abram's baby"; Group seated on deck, "Wild Cat Falls, August 21, 1903"; Girl walking down stairs, "Coming from Glen Orchard, August 21, 1903"; "Glen Orchard Club, August 21, 1903"; "Jane Caanan, Pittsburg, Pa., November 1902", African-American woman.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 26: Entrance to Oak Hill; Large mansion, "Oak Hill, R. S. M. McIlwain (now), Judge J. Hay Brown"; View of Oak Hill mansion, "Judge J. Hay Brown, Oak Hill"; Tree lined drive, "Leaving Oak Hill, Paradise Presbyterian Church in distance"; Wild Cat Falls, May 30, 1902; Home of Col. Joel Lightner. Oak Hill, home in Paradise Twp. Wild Cat Falls is in York County.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
