"L.R. Smith, of the 1st Continental Afoot prepares his rifle for a reenactment of the Battle of Germantown that took place Oct. 7, 1777, at Cliveden House. Performance was poart of teh Historic Germantown Festival and Country Fair."
"A gift from Edward I. H. Howell and Mrs. Susan Hacker Bodine. The photograph shows the 'Hacker House,' 5214 Germantown av., which was the headquarters of British Army officers during the Battle of Germantown. The old house, in which four...
"The fine ironwork on a chest brought from the Rhine Valley to Germantown by Paul Engle in the 17th Century is admired by Dr. Wolf Leo harting deputy director of adult education in Krefeld, Germany. Reed L. Engle, a descendant of Paul Engle, is...
The 16-foot-high stone building, housing a Pennsylvania Dutch style forge, was constructed by the seventh and eighth grade boys in the Germantown Friends School on the grounds of the school, Germantown Avenue and Coulter Street.
Army cooks set up a field kitchen in order to provide food for the men assigned to trolley and bus patrol at 6700 Germantown Avenue car barn. Mess Sergeant Roosevelt Messer is accompanied by Privates First Class Harold Reeves, Herman Franklyn,...
The dionysia at Germantown Friends School is celebrated by ivy-crowned Allen Clayton (left), Lucy Bell Sellers, and Roberth H. Ruth. Clayton and Mrs. Sellers, who teach at the school, directed the 10th grade's performance of Greek plays during the...
"Evie Medoff places a Red Feather, symbol of the 1947 Community Chest Campaign, in the banner of Mt. Airy School Association, as Jeanne Lukens (left), holding gift check, and Polly Todd look on, at the association's annual party in the Women's Club...
A replica of Emperor Charles IV's Seal is being given by the city of Krefeld, Germany to the Germantown Historical Society. "Ursual Jansen, a high school teacher in Krefeld, tells Bruno Mayer-Rosa of 6122 N. 7th St., Olney, a director of the...
"Sailor John Frese, of Upper Darby, a crew member of the USS Wright communications ship, repairs a sign at the Germantown Settlement House at 48 E. Penn St. as Duan Shin and Gene Miller watch."
