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The Elser homestead and family history

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Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Date of Publication
1912
. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Elser Family. Mills and mill-work--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1912 Description: 51-59 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16
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Responsibility
by Frank E. Schnerer.
Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
51-59 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 2
Subjects
Elser Family.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 2 (1912), p. 51-59Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Date Range
1919
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Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Description
Document type: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors.
1. Big Conestoga No. 24
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
2. Chickies No. 6
[East Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek at Shenk's Mill.
3. Chickies No. 3
[Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek.
4. Little Chickies No. 2
[Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Little Chickies Creek.
5. Big Chickies No. 13
[East Donegal Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]
6. Pequea No. 6
[Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Parkes' Nursery.
7. Pequea No. 8
Location: Over Pequea Creek.
8. Mill Creek No. 2.75
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek, first bridge above Yeates' School.
9. Raccoon Creek Bridge
Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]
Location: Over Raccoon Creek near Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
10. Hammer Creek No. 2
[Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.]
Location: Over Hammer Creek.
11. Cocalico No. 3
[Ephrata Twp.]
Location: Over Cocalico Creek at quarry south of Ephrata.
12. Conestoga No. 1
Caernarvon Twp.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
13. Bridge No. 23
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] at Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
14. Conewago No. 2
[Lancaster County and Dauphin County]
Location: Over Conewago Creek.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1919
Year
1919
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Big Chickies Bridge
Big Conestoga Bridge
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chickies Bridge
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
Cocalico Bridge
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Bridge
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Conewago Bridge
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
East Donegal Twp.
East Hempfield Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Ephrata
Ephrata Twp.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek Bridge
Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Leacock Twp.
Lists
Little Britain Twp.
Little Chickies Bridge
Little Chiques Bridge
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Manor Twp.
Mills
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Bridge
Mount Joy Twp.
Nurseries
Paradise Twp.
Parkes' Nursery
Penn Twp.
Pequea Bridge
Pequea Creek
Quarries
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Creek Bridge
Rapho Twp.
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Shenk's Mill
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Warwick Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
Yeates School
Extent
1 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Lock, Door

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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1939.008.1
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Collection
History Collection
Description
Large iron box lock from Conestoga Cotton Mill #3 gate. Very long rectangular box has four screw holes for securing to gate and two very small butt hinges attached with screws to back edge. A projecting hollow key escutcheon is riveted to front of box about 5" from one end. Key would be inserted into lock through escutcheon.
In addition, there is an iron latch plate with L-shaped projection mounted onto face of plate, for receiving a lift latch bar. It has five screw holes for mounting on gate.
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1949
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 30
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Building Component
Search Terms
Cotton mills
Object Name
Lock, Door
Material
Iron
Length (in)
18.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
1.25
Dimension Details
Depth or thickness is box lock only. Overall thickness including projecting handle holder is 3".
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2014-10-07
Condition Notes
Expected strong weathering, resulting in surface pitting, rust, white paint residue and 3 significant cracks branching out from one screw hole near latch holder. Latch plate is extremely worn with apparent missing sections. L-shaped projection has lost its original surface due to grinding. Interior of box lock also ground away in sections.
Object ID
1939.008.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
1939.008
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-07
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bushong's Mill
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Year Range From
1914
Year Range To
1915
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bushong's Mill
Mills
Conestoga River
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-07
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-08
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bushong's Mill
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Year Range From
1914
Year Range To
1915
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bushong's Mill
Mills
Conestoga River
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-08
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-09
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bushong's Mill
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Year Range From
1914
Year Range To
1915
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bushong's Mill
Mills
Conestoga River
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-09
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-44
Date Range
c. 1915
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bushong's Mill
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Date Range
c. 1915
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mills
Bushong's Mill
Conestoga River
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-44
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-45
Date Range
c. 1915
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bushong's Mill
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Date Range
c. 1915
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mills
Bushong's Mill
Conestoga River
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-45
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
Dillman Bomberger Collection
Object ID
DB-01-06-06
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Dillman Bomberger Collection
Description
Snavely's Mill
Provenance
Gift of Jim Tshudy. Bought at auction from Bomberger family in Lititz.
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1915
Creator
Bomberger, Dillman Randolph
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mills
Snavely's Mill
Place
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
5 x 7 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
DB-01-06-06
Notes
Dillman R. Bomberger (December 15, 1879 - 1944) was a schoolteacher and photographer who was born near Lexington, Elizabeth Township. He worked as a schoolteacher in Elizabeth Township and by 1910 was working as a bookkeeper for Bayonne Steel Casting Company in Reading, PA. He married Aimee Brubaker in 1910 and had two children: Verna and David.
The photographs in this collection are mostly of family or friends and locations in the Elizabeth Township, Warwick Township and Lititz area.
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
Lancaster Camera Club Collection
Object ID
LC-01-08-18
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Lancaster Camera Club Collection
Description
Mill and covered bridge
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
Bridges
Covered bridges
Mills
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
LC-01-08-18
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