Committee to choose a site for the new Municipal Airport included members of Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, American Business Club and Lancaster Aero Club. Pictured left to right are Jesse P. Jones, Sumner L. Brown, George P. Luckey, A.D. Howry, John H. Carter, Charles B. Weise, F.K. Brinkman, W.S. Raub, H.M. Hersh, William D. Grant, S.R. Slaymaker and G.W. Birrell. Photo take December 7, 1929. William Grant, Christiana businessman and president of Lancaster Airways, Inc. was killed in an auto accident three days later.
R. L. Gerhart Company's Ryan monoplane advertised El Capitan Coffee. Pilot Jesse Jones stands at left. This is thought to be the first business aircraft purchased by a Lancaster County company. It was the sister ship of the Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis" flown by Charles Lindbergh from New York to Paris in May 1927.
Staged mock disaster at Neffsville carnival grounds
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Mock disaster staged by Lancaster County firefighters and fire police at Neffsville carnival grounds as part of the eighth annual Lancaster County Firemen's Training School.
Staged mock disaster at Neffsville carnival grounds
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Mock disaster staged by Lancaster County firefighters and fire police at Neffsville carnival grounds as part of the eighth annual Lancaster County Firemen's Training School. Doctor at left is Dr. John J. Covolus, nurse holding plasma bottle is Doris Klopp, Dr. Harry S. Berberian is wearing the helmet at right, and Dr. Nicholas Trahanovsky is at far right.
Staged mock disaster at Neffsville carnival grounds
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Mock disaster staged by Lancaster County firefighters and fire police at Neffsville carnival grounds as part of the eighth annual Lancaster County Firemen's Training School. Loading a "patient" into an ambulance.
Staged mock disaster at Neffsville carnival grounds
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Mock disaster staged by Lancaster County firefighters and fire police at Neffsville carnival grounds as part of the eighth annual Lancaster County Firemen's Training School. Dr. John J. Covolus and nurse Doris Klopp attend to a "patient".