Collection contains material pertaining to pageants, festivals, and celebrations in Lancaster County. The majority of the collection pertains to the "Pageant of Liberty," celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (1776-1926), and the "Pageant of Gratitude," commemorating the 200th anniversary of the formation of Lancaster County (1729-1929). Included are scripts, minutes, programs, invitations, correspondence, financial records, tickets, photographs, blueprints, and sheet music.
Lancaster City Officials as they appeared in Sesquicentennial Parade. Left to right: John J. Bair, Commissioner of Accounts and Finance; Charles M. Howell, Commissioner of Public Safety; Darius J. Eckman, City Controller; James J. Malone, City Engineer; Frank C. Musser, Mayor; Ralph J.Shubrooks, City Treasurer; Fred W. Ritchey, Commissioner of Parks and Public Property. Taken in front of old City Hall.
Photographs from a photo album purchased by Patricia Rock in Beaufort, South Carolina. The families were from the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of the city of Lancaster.
Three men standing at a desk or table in a courtroom or office. Right, Lancaster city mayor Frank Musser, center, T. Warren Metzger. Man at left is unidentified.
