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Pacifico and Petlovany Bakery Truck

Date: 1922
Description: International Harvester Model S truck with delivery body, Pacifico and Petlovany Bakery.
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International Grocery Truck

Date: 12 15 1926
Description: International truck operated by Barsotti Brothers, Grocers and Bakers. The truck is parked on a wet city street.
Map or Atlas

Detail of Philadelphia Landowners Map

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Description: A detail of Philadelphia, including Mills Creek, Alms House and land ownership designations.
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Lincoln Highway

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Description: Hilltop view looking down toward the Lincoln Highway and a Revolutionary War shot factory, both surrounded by woods and fields. Hills are in the far distan...
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Lincoln Highway

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Description: View down hillside toward the Lincoln Highway and a Revolutionary War shot factory, surrounded by woods and hills.
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Two Amish Men

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Description: A view of two Amish men standing outdoors near the bottom of a flight of stairs. Buildings are in the background.
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Group of School Children on Sidewalk

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Description: A view across road toward a group of school children lined up on a sidewalk. Caption reads: "The Coming Citizens of Youngsville, PA."
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The Sisters House, Erected 1742

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Description: View across street toward the Sisters House, built 1742. Trees line the street in front of the home. Part of the side yard is on the right, and other buil...
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Bethania or Brother House

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Description: View toward the Bethania or Brother House. Tall grass is in the yard and a fence is on the right.
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Juniata Crossings

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Description: Juanita Crossing from a dirt road including a covered bridge, a stone farmhouse with a wooden addition, empty wagons and surrounding woods. Caption reads, ...
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Salvation Army Home and Band

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Description: Front view of the Salvation Army home. The band is assembled in front of the home, holding instruments.
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Bethany Orphans' Home

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Description: A view from across the front lawn of people gathered around the main building of Bethany Orphans' Home, built in 1898. A United States flag is on a pole on...
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House of Employment

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Description: Front view of the House of Employment, or the Poor House. A fence is shown in the foreground and a staircase leads to a long porch and the front entrance o...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View looking down at a small wooden structure, with a hipped roof. There is an open area in the foreground, and trees are around the building.
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Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of the Block House, the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. Men sit on benches along both sides of a path leading to the house, with a fla...
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Memorial Tablet in Public Square

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Description: View of a memorial tablet commemorating the burning of the city by the Confederates. The memorial stands in a public square, surrounded by a fence. Behind ...
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Civil War Monument

Date: 1900
Description: A view of a The Soldiers' Monument, erected on November 1, 1865 by Dan Rice, a famous circus man. The memorial is said to be the first built honoring the s...
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Bell House

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Description: View of Bell House, the first female seminary, erected in 1745. A brick path leads to the entrance. On the roof is a bell tower and weather vane.
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Moravian Cemetery

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Description: View of a Moravian Cemetery, used as a burial site from 1742 - 1910, selected and consecrated by Count von Zinzendorf. The cemetery features flat graveston...
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Aerial View of the Inn at Buck Hill Falls

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Description: Aerial view of the Inn at Buck Hill Falls, built in 1901. A curving road leads to the main building, and several smaller outbuildings are nearby.

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