topic:"Construction" found 1980 records - Research Collections

A family business : Wohlsen Construction Company, 1930's-1970's

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19192

Author: Mehler, William A.

Date of Publication: 2014.

1 website

Responsibility: William A. Mehler, Jr.

Author: Mehler, William A.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: LancasterHistory,

Date of Publication: 2014.

Physical Description: pp. 96-112.

Subjects: Wohlsen Construction Company.; Construction industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 115, number 3 (2014), pp. 96-112Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.115

Websites

https://lancasterh.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=05bbc075a719b7ec3311f1982bcaaa21

Great Lancaster construction challenge of 1873 (or was that a wager)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13831

Author: Darrah, Sandra.

Date of Publication: 2004.

Responsibility: by Sandra Darrah.

Author: Darrah, Sandra.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 2004.

Physical Description: p. 28 - 35.

Notes: In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 106, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2004).

Subjects: Mishler, Benjamin, - 1814-1876.; Ten-hour House (Lancaster, Pa.) - Construction.; Building trades - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 106, number 1 (2004), p. 28-35Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 106

Historical notes on the construction industry in Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2939

Author: Wohlsen, Robert S.

Date of Publication: 1985

Historical Notes on the Construction Industry in Lancaster, Pa. By Robert S. Wohlsen in comparing the building procedures and practices of the 17th and 18th centuries in and around Lancaster County and relate them to today's methods, unbelievably they turn out to be the same. I am glad to have had

1 document

Responsibility: by Robert S. Wohlsen.

Author: Wohlsen, Robert S.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1985

Physical Description: 38-45 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2

Subjects: Mechanics' Society of the City and County (Lancaster, Pa.); Building - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Construction industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 38-45Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89

Documents

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Lancaster County : the red rose of Pennsylvania

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1994.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L863L; 974.815 LACO L863La

Responsibility: John Ward Willson Loose ; "Partners in Progress" by Gary G. Martin and Donald L. Collins.

ISBN: 1884166032 :

Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Place of Publication: Canoga Park, CA

Publisher: CCA Publications,

Date of Publication: 1994.

Physical Description: [6], 158 p.: ill., some col. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Chamber of Commerce (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancaster County Historical Society (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancasater Malleable Castings, Co. (Lancaster, Pa.).; J. Walter Miller Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Raub Supply Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Alumax Mill Products (Lancaster, Pa.).; High Industries, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; Federal-Mogul Corporation (Lancaster, Pa.).; Serta Mattress Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Cassey Engineering (Salunga, Pa.).; Lancaster Labratories (Lancaster, Pa.).; Ford New Holland (New Holland, Pa.).; Liberty Sign and Can Company (Lancastaear, Pa.).; J. L. Clark, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; Simon Ladder Towers, Inc. (Leola, Pa.).; Lancaster Paint and Glass (Lancaster, Pa. ).; Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; SICO Company (Mt. Joy, Pa.).; Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pa.).; Bank of Lancaster County (Pa.).; Fulton Bank (Lancaster, Pa).; CoreStates Hamilton Bank (Lancaster, Pa.); Dauphin Deposit Bank (Pa.); Ross, Buehler, Falk and Company (Pa.).; Community Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).; St. Joseph Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.); Corporate Healthcare Strategies, Inc. (Pa.); Warner-Lambert Company (Pa.).; Lancasater Bible College (Lancaster, Pa.).; Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.).; Acorn Press (Pa.).; Lancaster Newspapers (Lancaster, Pa.).; John Cope's Food Products (Pa.).; Dutch Gold Honey (Pa.).; Kellogg Company (Pa.).; Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Pa.).; Hammond Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster, Pa.).; Zimmerman Foods (Pa.).; Turkey Hill Dairy (Pa.).; Wilbur Chocolate Company (Lititz, Pa.); Groff's Farm Restaurant (Pa.).; Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.).; Eden Resort Inn (Lancaster, Pa.).; Bulova Technologies (Lancaster, Pa.); Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference; Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L863L; 974.815 LACO L863La

Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d76d21d0-edca-4436-9e16-921202688450

Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 4

Title: Letter from [Jarvis] Johnson to Samuel C. Slaymaker

Object ID: MG0268_S04_F074_In04_It11

Date Range: 1871/10/31

2 documents

Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 4

Title: Letter from [Jarvis] Johnson to Samuel C. Slaymaker

Description: Letter from [Jarvis] Johnson to Samuel C. Slaymaker. The letter is labeled "confidential" and relays dissatisfaction with work of Mr. Seymour, an S. C. Slaymaker competitor; also contains poignant comments about post-slavery sentiment and Slaymaker's apparent reluctance to work in Georgia.

Date Range: 1871/10/31

Creation Date: 31 October 1871

Creator: Johnson, Jarvis

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 07

Storage Container: Box 0006

People: Slaymaker, Samuel Cochran, 1828-1894; Johnson, Jarvis

Subjects: Georgia Railroad; Letters; Railroads; Railroads--Design and construction; Railroads--Georgia; Railroads--Surveying; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Slavery

Search Terms: Correspondence; Georgia Railroad; Letters; Railroads; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Slavery; Surveying

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0268_S04_F074_In04_It11

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Other Numbers: MG-268, Series 4

Other Number: MG0268, Series 4, Folder 74, Insert 4, Item 11

Classification: MG0268

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 12 August 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.