The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
A group of Lancaster men gather on the frozen waters of the Conestoga Creek at Engleside for a challenging game of curling. Identified from left of the boy with the sled are John Frank, Alfons Ranzinger, Joseph Stoeckl, Michael Brett, Joseph Liebl, Joseph Meier, Conrad Liebl, Louie Edtmiller.