Scranton Public Library - From Lace Makers to Coal Miners: Life in the Lackawanna Valley 1866-1920

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From Lace Makers to Coal Miners contains photos, books, church records, and brochures of what life was like in the Lackawanna Valley from 1866-1920.  The photos show prominent men of the time.  These were bankers, rail owners, coal company owners, and members of the clergy.  There are programs from symphony orchestras, and books about coal mining and lace making.

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500 block of Lackawanna Ave, Scranton Pennsylvania.
The Allied craftsman.
Banquet in honor of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin.
The Cartridge Box.
Charity in Scranton, No. 1, 1914.
Daleville Methodist Protestant Church Records
First Scranton Public Library patrons.
Golden anniversary of the Scranton Board of Trade, 1867-1917.
The Great anthracite coal regions of America.
Handy book of the builders' exchange of Scranton, 1894-95.
Interior decorative fabrics & embroideries of quality & style.
Lackawanna County business directory, 1879-1880.
Official year book of the Scranton post office, F.M Vandling, Postmaster.
The Philharmonic concerts 1917-1918 season.
Photograph of Col. Henry M. Boies.
Photograph of Cornelius Comegys.
Photograph of Henry Belin, Jr.
Photograph of James Archbald.
Photograph of Milo J. Wilson, Esq.
Photograph of Rev. D.C Hughes, D.D.