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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
Finishing House �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org North Lime Street North Queen Street Palmyra, Lebanon County Parkesburg, Chester County Penn Square Pequea Tucquan Lake Pequea Twp. Philadelphia Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Description
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Date Range
1819-1977
Year Range From
1819
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1819-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bitner, John R.
Boardman, Harris
Bowman, John Jacob
Boyer, Zaccur Prall
Cirt, Anna N.
Griest, William Walton
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Kemrer, Clarence M.
Knapp, Walter
Kreider, Kate
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner
McClellan, Oliver Eldridge
Royer, David
Shuman, James P.
Wohlsen, Anna
Wohlsen, Peter
Subjects
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.)
Posters
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading & Columbia Railroad Company
Street-railroads
Trolley cars
Search Terms
Adamstown
Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Blueprints
Booklets
Brochures
Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Center Square Road Station
Chestnut Street
Christiana
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad
Conestoga Traction Company
Conestoga Transportation Company
Conewago Water and Power Company
Correspondence
Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania
Drawings
Duke Street
East Belt line
East King Street
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Elizabethtown
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata
Express Printing Company
Greeting cards
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
J. G. Brill Company
Kinport Road
Lancaster
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company
Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lititz
Maple Grove
Maps
Marietta Avenue
North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.
Minutes
Mount Joy
Mulberry Street
National Railway Historical Society
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
North End Photo Finishing House
North Lime Street
North Queen Street
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Square
Pequea Twp.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographs
Placards
Substations
President Avenue
Princess Street
Prospect Street
Quarryville
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Receipts
Red Rose Transit Authority
Reports
Roads
Rocky Springs Railroad Company
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Scrapbooks
South Mountain Railroad
South Queen Street
Stock certificates
Susquehanna Railroad
Tickets
Tolls
Trolley car barns
Trolley car yards
Trolley cars
Trolleys
Turnpikes
Walnut Street
WGAL (television station)
Williams Park Station
Willow Street Turnpike
Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
WLAN (radio station)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
York Bus Company
York Fair
York Railway Company
Extent
2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
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-123
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 September 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Card Collection
Title
Advertising trade card for John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store
Object ID
MG0180_S01_F009_In04
Date Range
ca. 1850s
Street, Lancaster. One card advertising Pels Shoes. Insert 4 Astrich Bros. Millinery, coats, and fancy goods. 115-117 North Queen Street, Lancaster. Insert 5 Astrich Bros. 13 East King Street, Lancaster. One card advertising Willimantic Thread. One card advertising Brainerd & Armstrong’s Thread. Five
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Collection
Card Collection
Title
Advertising trade card for John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store
Description
Advertising trade card for John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store, sign of the Striped Coat. Largest and cheapest assortment of men's and boys' clothing in the city. "Customer work promptly attended to." Express Print, Lancaster. 42 North Queen Street, Lancaster. ca. 1850s.
Admin/Biographical History
John A. Erben (1827-1898) married Anna E. Musselman in 1855. He retired from his career as a tailor in his forties and began a new career as a store clerk.
Date Range
ca. 1850s
Creation Date
[1850s]
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Erben, John A.
Subjects
Advertising
Advertising cards
Boys' clothing
Business cards
Clothing trade
Ephemera
Men's clothing
Stores, Retail
Tailors
Search Terms
Advertising
Advertising cards
Business cards
Clothing stores
Clothing, Boys'
Clothing, Men's
Ephemera
Express Printing Company
John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store
Lancaster
North Queen Street
Stores, Retail
Tailors
Trade cards
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Card, Advertising
Language
English
Object ID
MG0180_S01_F009_In04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Receipt book of John A. Erben (MG0266_Ser04_F036)
Card Collection (MG0180) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/39cc1c47-2885-4667-81d0-959136391688
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original items may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.005
Other Numbers
MG-180
Other Number
MG-180, Series 1, Folder 9, Insert 4
Classification
MG0180
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 9 April 2022.
Documents
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-03
Date Range
c. 1965
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Imperial Bar at the corner of North Queen and Chestnut Streets, looking west on Chestnut Street.
Date Range
c. 1965
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Imperial Bar
Chestnut Street
North Queen Street
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.75 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-03
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-04
Date Range
c. 1940's
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Negative image of Intersection of Queen and Chestnut, Esso Gas Station, Earle Hotel
Date Range
c. 1940's
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
North Queen Street
West Chestnut Street
Earle Hotel
Esso
Gas stations
Brunswick Hotel
Imperial Bar
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.75 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-04
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-05
Date Range
c. 1940's
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Negative image of Intersection of Queen and Chestnut
Date Range
c. 1940's
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
North Queen Street
West Chestnut Street
Earle Hotel
Esso
Gas stations
Brunswick Hotel
Imperial Bar
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.75 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-05
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-06
Date Range
c. 1940's
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Negative image of Intersection of Queen and Chestnut, Esso Gas Station, Earle Hotel, Brunswick Hotel
Date Range
c. 1940's
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
North Queen Street
West Chestnut Street
Earle Hotel
Esso
Gas stations
Brunswick Hotel
Imperial Bar
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.75 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-06
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-42
Date Range
June 12, 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Zimmerman's Restaurant, Queen and Orange Street
Date Range
June 12, 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Zimmerman's Restaurant
West Orange Street
North Queen Street
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.25 x 4.25 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-42
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-43
Date Range
June 12, 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Zimmerman's Restaurant, Queen and Orange Street
Date Range
June 12, 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Zimmerman's Restaurant
West Orange Street
North Queen Street
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.25 x 4.25 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-43
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-44
Date Range
June 12, 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Zimmerman's Restaurant, Queen and Orange Street
Date Range
June 12, 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Zimmerman's Restaurant
West Orange Street
North Queen Street
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.25 x 4.25 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-44
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-45
Date Range
June 12, 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Zimmerman's Restaurant, Queen and Orange Street
Date Range
June 12, 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Zimmerman's Restaurant
West Orange Street
North Queen Street
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3.25 x 4.25 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-45
Images
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