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Collection
Patents Collection
Title
Patents Collection
Object ID
MG0632
Date Range
1827-1927
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Collection
Patents Collection
Title
Patents Collection
Description
This collection contains patents issued to inventors in Lancaster County. The patents have the technical information about the invention and also drawings and/or blueprints. Some of the patents are for a horse hay rake, pinions, a railroad car brake, and improvements in threshing machines, balancing mill stones, kitchen slicing utensils and a still. Two of the documents are signed by Secretary of State Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson.
Date Range
1827-1927
Creation Date
1827-1927
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1927
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Becker, Henry
Bennett, T. F.
Blake, James H.
Bomberger, Elias B.
Butler, B. F.
Clay, Henry
Eberly, John A
Fenstermaker, Emanuel Lively
Fenstermaker, Gerald Burkhart
Fellenbaum, David
Gantz, David Zook
Iske, Anthony
Jackson, Andrew
Kauffman, C. L.
Keller, J. Frank
Lutz, Jacob
McLane, Louis
Musser, Peter
Price, Edward F.
Reigart, J. Franklin
Seitz, John
Sieger, P. George
Slaymaker, Amos Fleming
Spillinger, Joseph
Way, Andrew
Weitzel, Jacob
Whitehill, James
Withers, Michael
Subjects
Drawings
Inventions
Inventors
Patents
Search Terms
Blueprints
Brakes, Peerless track
Brakes, railroad car
Canon pinions
Certificates
Double rack and pinions
Drawings
East Cocalico Twp.
Finding aids
Garbage furnaces
Inventions
Inventors
Investments
Kitchen slicing utensils
Manuscript groups
Mill gudgeons
Mill stones, balancing
Nut locks
Patents
Plough-plates
Rakes, horse hay
Salisbury Twp.
Sanitary Engineering and Construction Company
Stills
Threshing machines
Watch mechanisms
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0632
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
An original watercolor drawing by J. F. Reigart of Jacob Weitzel's still (Folder 10) is in the Curatorial Collection (2014.005).
Emanuel Fenstermaker's watch parts (Folder 1) are in the Curatorial Collection (1972.004.2 and 1972.004.4)
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-632
Other Number
MG-632
Classification
MG0632
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, February 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.
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Collection
William B. Arnold Collection
Title
William B. Arnold Collection
Object ID
MG0114
Date Range
1816-1958
: The William B. Arnold Collection includes deeds, articles, newspaper clippings, a ledger book 1894, and daybook 1935. Includes Quarter Sessions 1856-1867, and items from Lancaster Vo-Tech Authority, Union Construction Co., Fulton Construction Co., and a list of bounty money to avoid the Draft in 1864
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William B. Arnold Collection
Title
William B. Arnold Collection
Description
The William B. Arnold Collection includes deeds, articles, newspaper clippings, a ledger book 1894, and daybook 1935. Includes Quarter Sessions 1856-1867, and items from Lancaster Vo-Tech Authority, Union Construction Co., Fulton Construction Co., and a list of bounty money to avoid the Draft in 1864.
Date Range
1816-1958
Year Range From
1816
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1816-1958
Creator
Arnold, William B., 1901-1979
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Arnold, William B.
Bleecher, Jacob
Bleecher, Michael
Carpenter, Martin
Hershey, Eliza
Hershey, John L.
Muller, Hiram K.
Pinchot, Gifford
Shaub, Christian
Shaub, Henry
Shaub, Martin
Smith, Elizabeth
Smith, John
Withers, Anna
Withers, George
Subjects
Account books
Apprentices
Broadsides
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Contracts
Deeds
Search Terms
Apprentices
Broadsides
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Contracts
Daybooks
Deeds
Finding aids
Fulton Construction Company
Indentures
Lancaster Vo-Tech School Authority
Ledger books
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Persons of color
Union Construction Company of Lancaster
Extent
2 boxes, 11 folders, 3 books, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0114
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), William B. Arnold Collection (MG114), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-114
Classification
MG0114
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 24 March 2022.
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Collection
R. Dennis Bowman Collection
Title
R. Dennis Bowman Collection
Object ID
MG0951
Date Range
1927-1976
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R. Dennis Bowman Collection
Title
R. Dennis Bowman Collection
Description
Kiwanis Kite Carnival items:
Newspaper clipping with pictures, "Scenes taken at the Kiwanis Kite Carnival held on Saturday"
Newspaper article: "Kites sail high in big carnival", August 1927. Picture of Jerry Bowman with his box kite.
Newspaper article: "First Kiwanis Club Kite Carnival a success," Richard Bowman and Robert Bowman
Hobby Show items:
Exhibitor and complimentary tickets for 8th Annual Hobby Show, 1958
Program for the 9th Annual Hobby Show, sponsored by The Optimist Club of Lancaster and The Lancaster Recreation Association. 1959. List of exhibitors, officers and committee members, judges, sponsors, classifications, and ads from local businesses.
Program for the 13th Annual Hobby Show. 1963. Information and classifications. Printed by Feldser, Lancaster.
Newspaper article: "Boy, 10, has marked ability in sketching,"
Newspaper ad for "Richard Bowman Designs Show: There's more to making kites than tying two sticks together," 1976 (2 copies)
Program for a model railroad show at Lancaster Lincoln Mercury Co., N. Prince Street and McGovern Avenue, Lancaster. December 1952 - January 1953.
Date Range
1927-1976
Year Range From
1927
Year Range To
1976
Date of Accumulation
1927-1976
Creator
Bowman, R. Dennis (Robert Dennis)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Bowman, Richard
Bowman, Robert W.
Bowman, Robert Dennis
Subjects
Contests
Hobbies
Kites
Kites--Design and construction
Marbles (Games)
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Competitions
Contests
Finding aids
Hobbies
Kites
Manuscript groups
Marbles
Programs
Extent
11 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0951
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Kiwanis Kite Carnival items:
Original photograph in poor condition (Photograph Collection)
5 medals, [1927] (Object Collection)
Lancaster Playgrounds Kite Karnival medals: (Object Collection)
3 medals, 1927
3 ribbons, 1928
United States Marble Shooting Championship Tournament medal, no date (Object Collection)
Hobby Display by the Boys of Lancaster, 1926: (Object Collection)
Ribbon for Honorable Mention
Ribbon for 2nd Place
Photographs/Slides/Negatives: (Photograph Collection)
9 boxes of slides: 2 of downtown Lancaster, 1 of the demolition of the Lancaster County Almshouse, 6 of North Queen Street demolition and reconstruction during late 1960s Urban Renewal. All slides are either Ektachrome or Kodachrome, and in great condition.
1 box of slides of the Flag Day parade in Lancaster in 1947. All Kodakchrome and in great condition.
9 envelopes of photographs of North Queen Street during Urban Renewal phase in the late 1960s, showing demolition of theaters, construction of the New Brunswick Hotel and post-demolition empty lots being prepared for Hess's Department Store or the Prince Street Parking Garage.
1 envelope of color and black and white negatives that may go with some of the photographs in the 9 envelopes mentioned above.
1 photograph of the Lancaster County Prison with old highway mile marker in front, c. 1975-1980
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged, but may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Credit
Courtesy LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2022.015
Other Numbers
MG-951
Classification
MG0951
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 19 August 2022.
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Collection
DeWalt Products Collection
Object ID
DP-01-02-16
Date Range
December 18, 1922
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
DeWalt Products Collection
Description
Row of houses under construction with man standing on pile of dirt. Customer: Joseph Zook
Date Range
December 18, 1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Zook, Joseph
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Construction
Row houses
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
7 x 11 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
DP-01-02-16
Notes
Raymond E. DeWalt founded the DeWalt Products Company in Leola in 1924.
Other Number
571-248
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Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Home construction
Object ID
D-09-05-33
Date Range
1921/06/06
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Home construction
Description
House construction--windows and door have not been installed. Man standing in front of building. Seifert, New Holland Pike. Customer: Lancaster Concrete & Tile Co.
Date Range
1921/06/06
Year Range From
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Classification
Dwellings
Industries
Search Terms
Dwellings
Houses
Construction
Lancaster Concrete and Tile Company
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
11 x 7 inches
Object ID
D-09-05-33
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
534-1125
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Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Object ID
D-11-03-53
Date Range
1927/07/18
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Description
Construction site with bricks piled in front of a house. Customer: Lancaster Concrete Tile Company.
Date Range
1927/07/18
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Construction
Bricks
Lancaster Concrete Tile Company
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
11 x 7 inches
Print Size
11 x 7 inches
Object ID
D-11-03-53
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
555 #2
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Collection
Lancaster Camera Club Collection
Object ID
LC-01-11-48
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Lancaster Camera Club Collection
Description
Construction site
Provenance
Collection of glass-plate negatives found in LCHS vault. Boxes were labeled "Lancaster Camera Club" but negatives are attributed to David Bachman Landis.
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1920
Creator
Landis, David Bachman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Construction
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
LC-01-11-48
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-26-05-14
Date Range
1927
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Construction of new Pennsylvania Railroad Station on McGovern Avenue in Lancaster. Photo appears to have been from a larger album.
Provenance
Gift of Derrick Wafel
Date Range
1927
Creator
Burd, Charles Leon
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Train stations
Railroad stations
Pennsylvania Railroad
Construction
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-26-05-14
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-26-05-15
Date Range
1927
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Construction of new Pennsylvania Railroad Station on McGovern Avenue in Lancaster. Photo appears to have been from a larger album.
Provenance
Gift of Derrick Wafel
Date Range
1927
Creator
Burd, Charles Leon
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Train stations
Railroad stations
Pennsylvania Railroad
Construction
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-26-05-15
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Photographs of Holtwood Dam and Susquehanna River - construction of dam, power lines in background.
Object ID
1-04-03-36
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Photographs of Holtwood Dam and Susquehanna River - construction of dam, power lines in background.
Description
Photographs of Holtwood Dam and Susquehanna River - construction of dam, power lines in background.
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1920
Creator
Hawley, Kenneth Fabius
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Susquehanna River
Dams
Hydroelectric
Construction
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.5 x 3.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-04-03-36
Notes
Kenneth F. Hawley was an employee at Holtwood Dam.
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