Horse on track, harness racing, possibly. "A trotter."
Provenance
Small black album of photographys and cyanotypes of people and scenes around Lancaster County taken between 1900 and 1906. Many of the places are identifiable, but names of people not always included. Several pages at the front of the album are loose. Album belonged to Blanche Hartman.
Page 23: Churchtown Hotel, Wednesday, May 21, 1902; Coming into Church town, May 21, 1902; "The crowd" on the porch of the hotel, May 21, 1902; Convoy of horse and buggies, "Between Churchtown and Terre Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 1902"; "First Toll Gate, Philadelphia Pike, May 8, 1902"; Group of children and teachers, "Miss Stahr's School, Upland Lawn, Friday, May 23, 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 40: Group of people standing by a post and rail fence with a horse and buggy, "Near Cresswell, September 5, 1902"; "Anna Burg Fondersmith, 546 yard, August 1902"; Horse and buggies, "Near Cresswell, September 5, 1902"; Anna Fondersmith; View of snow covered street.
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.
