New Cumberland Public Library - Around Town

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This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland; advertisements from businesses circa 1900; and miscellaneous images of town.
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15th Street
15th Street
Cities & towns, Residential streets
Scene from 15th Streeet on Hill just 1/2 block from Bridge Street.
200 block of 3rd Street
200 block of 3rd Street
Cities & towns, Streets
3rd Street showing Cumberland Auto Parts, Semoff's Barber shop, Nauss Post 143 American Legion, and Cumberland Tavern.
3rd Street
3rd Street
Cities & towns, Streets
3rd Street looking west from Woodland Street, toward Poplar Avenue.
5th St (or Green Hill) school building
5th St (or Green Hill) school building
Cities & towns, Historic buildings
Captioned on reverse: Building located on northwest corner of Bridge Street and 5th Street. Built in 1894 with four rooms, two room addition built in 1904. Cline S Electrical Service located here when photo was taken.
Aquarium Center
Aquarium Center
Cities & towns
Located at 214 3rd Street
Baughman Methodist Church
Baughman Methodist Church
Churches
Baughman Methodist Church, 1970-1971
Beckley farm
Beckley farm
Historic buildings
Ross L Beckley of the Beckley farm stands beside a horse and carriage.
Brubaker's store
Brubaker's store
General stores
Interior of Brubaker's store on 3rd Street
Buttorff and Straley store
Buttorff and Straley store
General stores
Photograph identified by Beckley's New Cumberland Frontier book as showing the interior of the Buttorff and Straley store around 1910
Buttorff Furniture store building
Buttorff Furniture store building
Cities & towns, Historic buildings
Corner of Bridge Street and 3rd Street. Captioned on reverse: Building empty at time of this picture as the Buttorff brothers went out of business the latter part of 1980.
Buttorff home
Buttorff home
Historic buildings
Residence of George W Buttorff
Buttorff home
Buttorff home
Historic buildings
Photograph of the George W Buttorff home
Corner of Bridge and 2nd Streets
Corner of Bridge and 2nd Streets
Cities & towns
Captioned on reverse: House at N.W. corner of Bridge and Second Sts.
Downtown New Cumberland
Downtown New Cumberland
Cities & towns
Photograph of Esther Hempt store front in New Cumberland, probably taken 1970-71
Downtown New Cumberland
Downtown New Cumberland
Cities & towns
Postcard of downtown shows Straub's Restaurant and the trolley to Harrisburg in the background, 3rd and Market Streets.
Drayer home
Drayer home
Historic buildings
Members of the Drayer household pose on the porch of the home at 1116 Bridge Street.
E E Fleurie Brick Works
E E Fleurie Brick Works
Brick industry
Photograph of the buildings of E. E. Fleurie Brick Manufacturer in New Cumberland
Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Factory
Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Factory
Factories
The Elliott Fisher Typewriter Factory employed local workers until relocating to Providence, Rhode Island during the Great Depression.
First Church of God
First Church of God
Churches
4th and Reno Streets. Built in 1915 to replace original building.
Fourth Street Alley
Fourth Street Alley
Cities & towns
Captioned on reverse: Building on corner of alley on N.W. side of Fourth St between Bridge and Market Sts. Original building was two story with a store front and was called New Cumberland Steam Bakery. Building to left across alley was once a three story building.