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Collection
Grove and Rich Family Photograph Collection
Object ID
GR-01-02-03
Date Range
c. 1896
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Grove and Rich Family Photograph Collection
Description
Cabinet card. Fanny Grove Rich wearing various articles of hardware - silverware, scissors, guns, keys and chains - as advertising for Limberger and Miller Hardware Store in Marietta.
Provenance
Gift of Harvey and Fanny Mapes
Date Range
c. 1896
Creator
Amos, William W.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rich, Fanny Grove
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Marietta
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.25 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
GR-01-02-03
Notes
This collection of photographs pertains to the family of Fanny Grove (b. 1874, d. bet. 1930-1938), daughter of Amos Grove (b. 1837, d. 1893) and Sarah O'Brien (b. 1840, d. 1924) of Marietta and Fanny Grove's husband, Henry Spangler Rich (b. 1867, d. 1938). Henry S. Rich was a prominent businessman in Marietta - a banker with First National Bank of Marietta and as an insurance agent, among other businesses. The Rich family lived at Prospect Place, a home on Fairview Avenue in Marietta. Amos Grove, father of Fanny Grove Rich, owned the Accomac, a summer vacation spot on the York County side of the Susquehanna River. He also maintained the boarding and mess tents at the Landisville Campmeeting.
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