Photograph- Part of Miller Soap Factory at Seymour and Prince Streets. After soap works stopped production, buildings were used for tobacco storage. Later they were vacant as in photos.
Photograph- Part of Miller Soap Factory at Seymour and Prince Streets. After soap works stopped production, buildings were used for tobacco storage. Later they were vacant as in photos.
Description
Part of Miller Soap Factory at Seymour and Prince Streets. After soap works stopped production, buildings were used for tobacco storage. Later they were vacant as in photos.
Photograph- Original plant of the Ball Star Retainer plant,later the Bearings Company plant, located between the railroad tracks and Harrisburg Avenue,near the end of College Avenue. Buildings now are used by Franklin and Marhall College as a warehouse
Photograph- Original plant of the Ball Star Retainer plant,later the Bearings Company plant, located between the railroad tracks and Harrisburg Avenue,near the end of College Avenue. Buildings now are used by Franklin and Marhall College as a warehouse
Description
Original plant of the Ball Star Retainer plant,later the Bearings Company plant, located between the railroad tracks and Harrisburg Avenue,near the end of College Avenue. Buildings now are used by Franklin and Marhall College as a warehouse
Photograph- Original Ball Star Retainer plant, later Bearings Company, between railroad tracks and Harrisburg Avenue near the end of College Avenue now used by Franklin and Marshall College as a warehouse.
Photograph- Original Ball Star Retainer plant, later Bearings Company, between railroad tracks and Harrisburg Avenue near the end of College Avenue now used by Franklin and Marshall College as a warehouse.
Description
Original Ball Star Retainer plant, later Bearings Company, between railroad tracks and Harrisburg Avenue near the end of College Avenue now used by Franklin and Marshall College as a warehouse.
Francis X. Schaller standing in front of the ruins of the Armstrong floor plant in Lancaster.
Provenance
Burgundy vinyl album containing over 200 photos taken by Francis X. Schaller, Jr. of the demolition of the Armstrong World Industries floor plant in Lancaster. All photos were taken between January and August of 2007 an are well identified. They are arranged backwards - from end to beginning of demolition process. Mr. Schaller worked at the plant for 40 years. His personal notes, as well as maps of the plant are included. Also included are two CDs: one ontains about 150 images of the floor plant taken in July 2007 before demolition; the other contains several postcards which can also be found in the LCHS Postcard Collection.
