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  • Strawberry Ridge, Ansonia, Canton, Florin, Grand Valley, Schaefferstown.

    Hay and Grain Market. Strawberry Ridge, Montour County, PA.

    “Elm”. Ansonia, Tioga County, PA.

    Hillside. Canton, Bradford County, PA.

    Main St. Florin, Lancaster County, PA.

    Hotel. Grand Valley, Warren County, PA.

    On the Square. Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA.

  • Susquehanna County Pennsylvania

    Great Bend, PA. The Demer Brothers Inc., Rich Cut Glassware.

    Main St., Great Bend, PA

    Hotel Clune, Hallstead, PA

    Ely Lake, Montrose, PA

    The Pratt Memorial Library, New Milford, PA

    Post Office, Thompson, PA

    Looking west from A.F. Lacey’s. West Auburn, PA

  • Montour County Pennsylvania

    Post Office and Store, Schuyler, PA

    Flour Mill, Mausdale, PA

    Hotel Eagle, Washingtonville, PA

  • Ralston, Lycoming County, PA.

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    Inclined plane railroad,

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    Ralston Shirt Factory.

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    Tannery.

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    General Store.

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    Sam Williams and Crew.

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    S & N.Y. Station

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    St. Aloysius Church and Parsonage.

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    Rock Run.

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    Bank.

  • Eateries and Stores.

    Taylor’s Restaurant. Location unknown.

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    Hamburger Stand. Location unknown.

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    H. M. Robinson, Confectioner. Somewhere near Newark, NJ.

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    General Store interior. Location unknown.

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    Patterson & Robbins. Wyano, Westmoreland County, PA.

    Below photo copied from online source.

  • Trout Run, Lycoming County, PA, part 2.

    After extract works, before Route 14. between approximately 1908 and 1927.

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    After 1927.

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    Extract Works still standing, before 1908.

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    1960s or ’70s ?

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    Looking south on current Lycoming Creek Rd. This block burned 2/14/1940.

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    Looking north towards railroad station on current Lycoming Creek Rd. Ext.

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  • Postcards

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  • Trout Run, Lycoming County, PA

    Commercial Hotel

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    Truman St. and churches.

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    Trout Run Filling Station

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    Railroad St.

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    Stroup’s ESSO Servicenter.

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    Bird’s Eye.

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    Lycoming Creek.

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    W.D. Perry Saw Mill.

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    Truman’s Store.

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    Lycoming Creek.

  • Mcknightstown, Emporium, Ashfield, Beaver Dam, Indiana

    Flohr’s Base Ball Team, Mcknightstown, Adams County, PA.

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    Class of ’07, postmarked Emporium, Cameron County, PA

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    Ashfield Hotel, Ashfield, Carbon County, PA

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    S. R. Lyon’s Store, Beaverdam, Erie County, PA.

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    P.R.R. Station, Indiana, Indiana County, PA.

  • Beech Creek, Clinton County, PA.

    Mill?

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    Beech Creek Roller Grist Mill.

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    N.Y.C. Station, Beech Creek, PA

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    Main St., looking east, Beech Creek, PA.

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    P.O., Beech Creek, PA.

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    No. 3 Drift, Beech Creek, PA.

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    Miners, Beech Creek, PA.