New Cumberland Public Library - Roland Benjamin collection

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About This Collection

This collection includes photographs and letters left by the Benjamin estate, primarily from the early 1900s. Mr. Benjamin grew up in northern Pennsylvania and moved to the Harrisburg area in the 1930s to head the PA Farm Bureau. He and his wife Muriel left their home to the borough of New Cumberland to be used as the town's library. The materials provided here provide a snapshot of rural American life in the early 20th century.
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Roland Benjamin
Rowing
Photograph of Roland Benjamin rowing
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Roland Benjamin bear hunting
Bear hunting
Photograph of Roland Benjamin with a small black bear slung over his shoulder.
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Roland Benjamin fishing
Fishing
Photograph of Roland Benjamin fishing
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Roland Benjamin fishing
Fishing
Photograph of Roland Benjamin fishing
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Roland Benjamin on fishing trip
Fishing
Photograph of Roland Benjamin on a fishing boat. Mr. Benjamin was an avid outdoor sportsman.
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Roland Benjamin rabbit hunting
Rabbit hunting
Photograph of Roland Benjamin and companion holding a brace of rabbits from a hunting venture.
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Roland Benjamin with others
Portraits
Roland Benjamin (second from left) poses with three women, a man, and a baby in a carriage
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Rural School Examination Certificate
Certificates
Certificate that Roland Benjamin passed examination in the "English Branches" of study and is recommended to go on to High School.
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School house photo
School children
Photograph of students in front of school house, early 1900s.
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School souvenir
Keepsakes
Souvenir card from teacher Florence Stevens to her students at the No. 5 School District, Bradford County for the 1901-02 school year. Includes a photograph of the teacher and a list of students, including three children from the Benjamin family.
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Unidentified photo
Portraits, School children
School photo from the Benjamin family collection
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Unidentified photo
Farming
Photograph of unidentified men loading hay onto a wagon.
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Unidentified photo
Portraits
Charming photograph of young woman, probably a relative of Roland Benjamin, taken at Ott Studio in Towanda, PA in the early 1900s.
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Unknown group from the Benjamin collection
Group portraits
Photograph of unidentified women and a man, early 1900s.
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Unknown woman
Women
Photograph of unidentified woman, from the Benjamin collection.
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