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General Wayne Inn, 1950s

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Date

1950’s?

Notes

Handwritten on reverse: "Facing February".

Object Name

Copy Print

Place

625 Montgomery Ave.

Title

General Wayne Inn

Object ID #

1995.0299

Description

Exterior view of the General Wayne Inn at Merion. There is a man standing out front , as well as a couple of cars.

Merion

Pa.

Newtown Square Hotel

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Date

Notes

On the front: "Newtown Aquare Hotel in".

Object Name

Copy Print

Place

Newtown Square Hotel

Title

Newtown Square Hotel

Object ID #

1995.0298

Description

Exterior view of the Newtown Square Hotel. There are people sitting out on the porch.

Buck Tavern

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Date

Notes

On reverse: "October". On the front: "Buck Tavern, Lancaster Pike".

Object Name

Copy Print

Place

Buck Tavern

Title

Buck Tavern

Object ID #

1995.0297

Description

Exterior view of Buck Tavern.

Bird-In-Hand Hotel, 1825 Drawing

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Date

23 Aug. 1825 (drawing)

Notes

On reverse, handwritten in pencil: "view of Bird in Hand Inn / at Gulph Mills, Montgomery Co., Pa. / sketched 23 August 1825 by Charles Alexandre / Lesueur (1778-1846). From negative owned by American Philosophical Society of the original drawing in the le Havre Museum." "property of the Radnor Historical Society Wayne, Pa."

Object Name

Copy Print

Place

Bird-in-Hand Hotel

Title

Bird-in-Hand Hotel

Object ID #

1995.0296

Description

Sketch of the Bird-in-Hand Inn by Charles Alexandfre Lesueur (sketched Aug. 23, 1825). The photograph is from a negative owned by the American Philosophical Society.

Gulph Mills

Pa.

Bird-In-Hand Hotel, 1911

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Date

July 9, 1911

Notes

Handwritten on reverse: "Bird-in-Hand Hotel / Gulph Mills / original photo taken July 9, 1911 by James K. Heilner".

Object Name

Copy Print

Place

Bird-in-Hand Hotel

Title

Bird-in-Hand Hotel

Object ID #

1995.0295

Description

Excellent view of the Bird-in-Hand Hotel at Gulph Mills

Gulph Mills

Pa.

Wayne Presbyterian Church

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:27:05 +0000

Date

ca. 1892

Notes

On the back in pen: "82". Printed in white on black paper and inserted with photo: "Presbyterian Church in 1890". (Although the building on the left was completed in 1892)

Object Name

Photograph

Place

125 E. Lancaster Ave.

Title

Church

Object ID #

1995.0294

Description

Exterior view of a church.

Wayne

Pa.

Elm (Narberth) Station

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Date

1880’s

Notes

Label: "Old Elm Station in the 1880’s. Still open country, although a / description of 1875 tells of the many desirable places for / summer borders. View is looking north and shows the west / bound platform. The same building is still in use, but / extensive platforms and sheds have been added. / Elm is now known as Narberth, the name of the post office / having been changed in 1890 and that of the station in 1892."

Object Name

Photograph

Place

Narberth Station

Title

Man at Railroad Station

Object ID #

1995.0293

Description

Man crossing tracks at a train station.

Trenton Cutoff, King of Prussia

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Date

Sept. 13, 1914

Notes

Handwritten on back: "Along the Trenton cut-off, P.R.R. / near King of Prussia, Pa. / Sept. 13, 1914."

Object Name

Copy Print

Place

Trenton Cut-off

Title

Railroad Tracks

Object ID #

1995.0292

Description

View of tracks going through fields. Tracks go until can’t see them anymore.

Signal Tower (Radnor?)

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:22:02 +0000

Date

Notes

Possibly at Radnor Station.

Object Name

Copy Print

Place

Title

Railroad

Object ID #

1995.0291

Description

Looking down tracks. Signal tower on left. Can see a man crossing tracks. Train on tracks.

Signal Tower at Radnor

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:20:42 +0000

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Date

Notes

Handwritten on back: "Pennsylvania Main Line P.R.R. / looking West from Radnor".

Object Name

Photograph

Place

Looking west from Radnor Station

Title

Train Station Signal Tower

Object ID #

1995.0290

Description

View of tracks with a signal tower on one side (right side). Houses visible on right side in background.