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Archive

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Collection
George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Title
George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Object ID
MG0469
Date Range
1894-1915
M. Ross, Mary Eisenberger Kline Sheppard, Frank L. Wallis, John M. Subject Headings: Railroad passes Railroads--Employees Search Terms: Conestoga Traction Company Pennsylvania Railroad Company Finding aids Manuscript groups Railroad passes Railroad employees Related Materials: Carte de visite of
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Collection
George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Title
George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Description
This collection contains employee and veteran passes for the Pennsylvania Railroad that were issued to George M. Ross from 1894-1915.
Date Range
1894-1915
Year Range From
1894
Year Range To
1915
Date of Accumulation
1894-1915
Creator
Miller, Mary Louise
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Creighton, George W.
Heston, Thomas Z.
Long, S. C.
Ross, George M.
Ross, Mary Eisenberger Kline
Sheppard, Frank L.
Wallis, John M.
Subjects
Railroad passes
Railroads--Employees
Search Terms
Conestoga Traction Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Railroad passes
Railroad employees
Extent
1 box, 2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0469
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Carte de visite of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-10)
Photograph of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-11)
Photograph of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-12)
Cabinet card of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-13)
George W. Ross and three men in front of a shed (1-10-04-14)
Cabinet card of George W. Ross (1-10-04-15)
Photograph of George W. Ross and Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (2-17-01-01)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes (MG0469), 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.
Accession Number
2007.MG0469
Other Numbers
MG-469
Classification
MG0469
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 February 2022.
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Comforter

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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Textiles
Object ID
2014.026
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Decorative Arts Collection: Textiles
Description
Star-patterned, pieced-wool bed cover, created by Martha Lutz Walter from her husband William Walter's Reading Railroad uniforms. Alternate black wool blocks are decorated with multicolored wool plushwork stars w/ raised, sculpted appearance. Remaining alternate wool blocks are secured with wool yarn ties. Seams of pieced blocks have green and red feather stitching. Binding stitch secures edges. Backing is blue and orange, striped, pilled cotton flannel.
Provenance
Made by donor's mother. William Walter was a station agent for the Reading Railroad in Denver, PA.
Plushwork decoration was popular in the early 20th century.
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1930
Made By
Walter, Martha Lutz
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 15
People
Walter, Martha Lutz
Walter, William
Subcategory
Bedding
Subject
Railroads--Employees
Reading Company
Search Terms
Comforters
Railroad employees
Reading Railroad
Uniforms
Object Name
Comforter
Material
Cotton, Wool
Length (in)
76
Width (in)
78
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-01-03
Object ID
2014.026
Notes
See Trish Herr's Amish Arts of Lancaster Co.1998 for other examples of plushwork and a description of this decoration on page 44. See page 45 for photos demonstrating this technique. See also pp. 90-91 for another example of a plushwork bed cover.
Place of Origin
Denver, East Cocalico Twp.
Accession Number
2014.026
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