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Date of Publication
c1988.
Call Number
289.71 A517
Responsibility
photographs by Mel Horst :[the articles prepared by Penny Armstrong, Gideon Fisher, Ed Klimuska and Gerald S. Lestz].
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
York Graphic Services ,
Date of Publication
c1988.
Physical Description
102 p. : col. ill. 23 cm.
Notes
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Contents
Changes in the Amish lifestyle since 1977--A changing world for the Amish--Why Amish farmers are plowing new fields--Amish quilts become treasures--The Amish: pressures and trends.
Subjects
Amish.
Additional Corporate Author
Horst, Melvin J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 A517
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The Amish today; an analysis of their beliefs, behavior and contemporary problems

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12145
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Date of Publication
1960, c1961.
Call Number
905.748 PGFS v.24
Responsibility
by Elamer Lewis Smith. Photographs by Melvin J. Horst.
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Place of Publication
Allentown, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Folklore Society,
Date of Publication
1960, c1961.
Physical Description
346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania German Folklore Society (Yearbook) v. 24.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Horst, Melvin J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 PGFS v.24
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Lebanon County : a post card history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14839
Author
Brown, Donald R.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
974.819 B878
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Donald R. Brown, Robert A. Heilman, Henry C. Westenberger.
Author
Brown, Donald R.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa. (924 Cumberland St., Lebanon 17042)
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
203, [2] p. : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]).
Subjects
Postcards - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Heilman, Robert A.
Westenberger, Henry C.
Additional Corporate Author
Lebanon County Historical Society (Lebanon County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 B878
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Title
Postcard of the square in Lititz
Object ID
920-058
Date Range
1989
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Title
Postcard of the square in Lititz
Description
Main Street in historic Lititz, Pa., featuring the square with its flowing fountain and lovely flowers. Looking east showing Commonwealth National Bank.
Date Range
1989
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Mel Horst Photography
Recipient
Debra Smith, 1821 S. Club Drive, Wellington, FL 33414
Sender
Ruth
Subject
Postcards
Classification
920-058
Search Terms
Commonwealth National Bank
Automobiles
Cars
Town squares
Place
Lititz
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer, Pennsylvania
Object ID
920-058
Additional Notes
Postmarked 18 September 1995
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.033
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-017
Date Range
1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
View of Pennsylvania Dutch farm country.
Date Range
1969
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer
Object ID
999-017
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-013
Date Range
1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Mennonite Meeting House. Two separate Conservative Mennonite "Plain" Sects use and maintain this House of worship. Religious services are held by the groups on alternating Sunday monrings.
Date Range
1969
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer
Object ID
999-013
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-014
Date Range
1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Mennonite Courting Buggy. Generally used by unmarried Old Order Mennonite boys, the bachelor buggy has no top or a convertible-type tilt top. Family buggies are completely enclosed by curtained sides.
Date Range
1969
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer,
Object ID
999-014
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-045
Date Range
1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Amishmen in field cutting hay.
Date Range
1969
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Country Studio of Photography, Witmer
Object ID
999-045
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-059
Date Range
1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Amish One-Room Schoolhouse
Date Range
1969
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer
Object ID
999-059
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-071
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
"Heart of Amishland" - Amish Horse-Drawn Sleigh in the snow.
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Applied Arts, Witmer
Object ID
999-071
Images
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