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Early Lancaster artists : John Jay Libhart, merchant, druggist, judge and artist

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Author
Libhart, Antonio Canova.
Date of Publication
1912
Early Lancaster Artists JOHN JAY LIBHART Merchant, Druggist, Judge and Artist. The ancestors of John Jay Libhart emigrated to America about the year 1728, and settled in York county, then on the frontier of Pennsylvania civili- zation, in or near the village of Hel- lam. His father, Henry Liebhart
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by Antonio Canova Libhart.
Author
Libhart, Antonio Canova.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
241-246 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 8
Subjects
Libhart, John Jay, - 1806-
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 8 (1912), p. 241-246Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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Jacob Eichholtz, painter : some "loose leaves" from the ledger of an early Lancaster artist

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1912
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974.9 L245 v.16
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by W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
[3]-39 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 10 Supplement
Notes
Supplement to v. 16, no. 10.
Subjects
Eichholtz, Jacob, - 1776-1842.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Lancaster History Library - Journal
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974.9 L245 v.16
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Early artists of Lancaster County

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Author
Lestz, Gerald [S.]
Call Number
759.1 L643e
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by Gerald Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald [S.]
Notes
"A paper read before the Lancaster County Historical Society".
Typescript.
Subjects
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
759.1 L643e
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Frederick Valentine Melsheimer

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Author
Frost, S. W.
Date of Publication
1937
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.41
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by Dr. Stuart W. Frost.
Author
Frost, S. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[164]-168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 6
Subjects
Melsheimer, Frederick Valentine, - 1749-1814.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Entomology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
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974.9 L245 v.41
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The early abolitionists of Lancaster County

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Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Date of Publication
1911
--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1911 Description: 69-85 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 3 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.15 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article
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by Thomas Whitson, Esq.
Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
69-85 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 3
Subjects
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 3 (1911), p. 69-85Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others

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Author
Martin, Richard E.
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Call Number
672 M382
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by Richard E. Martin.
ISBN
9780615967578
0615967574
Author
Martin, Richard E.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Richard E. Martin,
Printed by Masthof Press
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Physical Description
vi, 193 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
"Over 120 illustrations."
Includes bibliographical references (171-172) and index.
Contents
Labor on the plantation -- Charcoal making -- Furnaces operation -- Refining the iron -- Lancaster furnaces -- Rolling mills -- Ironworks sequence -- The ironmasters -- Ore mines -- Preserved iron furnaces -- Paths and trails -- Fords and ferries.
Subjects
Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.
Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.
Coleman family.
Grubb family.
Haldeman, Henry B.
Haldeman family.
Watts, Henry.
Jacobs family.
Potts family.
Taylor family.
Watts family.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Charcoal industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 M382
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Benjamin West Henry : a Lancaster artist

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Author
Steinman, George.
Date of Publication
1912
:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Steinman, George. Title: Benjamin West Henry : a Lancaster artist / by George Steinman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Henry, Benjamin West, 1777-1806. Artists--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster
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by George Steinman.
Author
Steinman, George.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
270-272 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 9
Subjects
Henry, Benjamin West, - 1777-1806.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 9 (1912), p. 270-272Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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Early German printers in Lancaster

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1904
: Early German printers in Lancaster / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt. D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Printing--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Printers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Lancaster (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical
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by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt. D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904
Physical Description
[53]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 3
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Printing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Printers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 3 (1904), p. 53-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8
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David M. Sensenig : famous local mathematician

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1938
David M. Sensenig A Famous Local Mathematician By C. H. MARTIN David M. Sensenig was born in 1840 at Goodville, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, son of Michael and Barbara Martin Sensenig. When a young man he worked on his father's farm. He was greatly interested in mathematics even as a boy
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by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[209]-210 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42
Subjects
Sensenig, David M. - b. 1840.
Educators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mathematicians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 8 (1938), p. 209-210Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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A Pennsylvanian in blue : the Civil War diary of Thomas Beck Walton

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Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Date of Publication
1995
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edited by Robert A. Taylor
ISBN
0942597826 (softcover : alk. paper)
Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Place of Publication
Shippensburg, PA
Publisher
Burd Street Press,
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
xiv, 65 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Series
Civil War heritage series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Subjects
Walton, Thomas Beck, - 1840-1913 - Diaries
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 195th (1864-1865)
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography
Additional Author
Taylor, Robert A.,
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Two Amish folk artists : the story of Henry Lapp and Barbara Ebersol

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Author
Stoltzfus, Louise,
Date of Publication
c1995.
Call Number
745 S876
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Louise Stoltzfus.
ISBN
1561480789 (pbk.) :
9781561480784 (pbk.)
Author
Stoltzfus, Louise,
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1995.
Physical Description
119 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118).
Subjects
Lapp, Henry L., - 1862-1904.
Ebersol, Barbara, - 1846-1922.
Amish folk artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745 S876
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A biographical history of Lancaster County: being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublished historical information, chiefly of a local character

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Author
Harris, Alexander,
Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
920 H313 1977
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ISBN
0806305908
9780806305905
Author
Harris, Alexander,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
638 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1872 ed. published by E. Barr, Lancaster, Pa.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
920 H313 1977
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t04x6h324;view=1up;seq=7
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Peter Lehn Grosh : (1798-1859)

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1912
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
285-291 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 10
Subjects
Grosh, Peter Lehn, - 1798-1859.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Portrait painters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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John Long & John Boyer : nineteenth-century craftsmen in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Herr, Donald M.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
682 H564
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John Long and John Boyer :
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by Donald M. Herr.
Author
Herr, Donald M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
8 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Notes
Cover title.
Reprint from Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v. 29, April 2006, p. 20-27.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
"The author highlights the contributions of a local smith and woodworker, both of whose utilitarian handiwork resulted in works of art"--Page [1].
Subjects
Long, John, - 1787-1856.
Boyer, John Palm.
Blacksmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Woodworkers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Folk artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Blacksmiths.
Folk artists.
Woodworkers.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Title
Pennsylvania Mennonite heritage.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
682 H564
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Conoy Township : (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) They Proudly Served

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Author
Snyder, Audrey Gates.
Date of Publication
2017.
Call Number
974.815 CONO S675c
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by Audrey Gates Snyder and Jane Andrews Sweigart.
Author
Snyder, Audrey Gates.
Place of Publication
Masthof Press
Publisher
Morgantown, Pa. c
Date of Publication
2017.
Physical Description
[7], 427 p. ill. 28 cm.
Notes
An accounting of those from the township who served in every military conflict of the United States from the French and Indian Wars to the invasion of Iraq.
Includes indes and endnotes: pages 411-427.
Subjects
Military biography.
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township - Genealogy.
Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Sweigart, Jane Andrews, e jt. author.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
974.815 CONO S675c
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The Steinmans of Lancaster : a family and its enterprises

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Author
Brubaker, John H.
Date of Publication
c1984.
Call Number
929 S823b
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John H. Brubaker, III.
ISBN
0961378204
Author
Brubaker, John H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Steinman Enterprises,
Date of Publication
c1984.
Physical Description
xv, 219 p. : ill. (some col.), geneal. table ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
This is the family history of prominent civic leaders and industrial promoters of Lancaster. Steinman Enterprises in Lancaster have included hardware merchandising, cotton and iron manufacture, newspaper and commercial printing, radio, television and cable television.
Bibliography: p. 209-211.
Subjects
Steinman family.
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Publishers and publishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Businesspeople - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S823b
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Frederick Valentine Melsheimer, entomologist

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1937
in Lancaster County, where on the 13th day of May I preached the first sermon. On June 3rd, 1779 I was married to Maria Agnes Man. The birthplace of my wife was Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Her father's name was Samuel Man and her mother's name Anna Catharina. "November 12th, 1784, I removed to Manheim
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[103]-112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 4
Subjects
Melsheimer, Frederick Valentine, - 1749-1814.
Entomologists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Railroad and bridge builders of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1940
they built. Among the very pioneers of railroad building was the capable local civil engineer and surveyor, JOSHUA SCOTT, who planned the State Road through and west of Lancaster in 1833. Many early Lancaster County maps and surveys were drawn by him, one being presented with the compliments of the
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1940
Physical Description
[57]-76 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 4
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Transportation.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Lancaster Airport, 50th Anniversary open house August 10-11, 1985

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Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
387.736 L245
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edited by George F. Haskins.
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s.n.] ;
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
32 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Principal article: The story of air transportation in Lancaster County by William E. Krantz.
Includes advertisements.
Subjects
Krantz, William E.
Lancaster Aero Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Airports - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Aeronautics - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
387.736 L245
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Early photography in Lancaster

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Author
Patterson, Rosemary A.
Date of Publication
1983.
Early Photography in Lancaster By Rosemary A. Patterson Lancaster County! How the imagination is fired by the mere mention of the name! An eminent citizen has aptly described it as a State within itself. Many of the showy principalities of the old world may well envy its wealth, its position and
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by Rosemary A. Patterson.
Author
Patterson, Rosemary A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
34-52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 87, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster Camera Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Photography - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Photography
Photographers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 87, number 2 (1983), p. 34-52Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.87
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