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The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk production, and later in the oil and railroad industries. Old Economy Village in Ambridge, PA is the home of a great deal of information about the Harmony Society and life in general in the nineteenth century. Major topics covered by the archives and library include music, architecture, religion, business, photographs, and more.

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Postcard, street, Photograph
Printed at bottom: Lover's Lane Message: Dear Sister, How are you these nice days? Mud up to the knees here. With love from Hannah Do you recognize the place? Address:Mrs Louis von Guntun, Fair Oaks, Allegheny County, Pa.
Postcard, street, Photograph
Color faded. Printed at bottom Lover's lane, Economy now Ambridgek Pa. So-called Lover's Lane now 14th street, East of the Belt Line Railroad. Apple trees planted in the 1870's to replace a row of mulberry trees east of the silk factory on 14th street.
Postcard, Photograph, street
So-called Lover's Lane now 14th Street, East of the Belt Line Railroad. Apple trees planted in the 1870's to replace a row of mulberry trees east of the silk factory on 14th Street.
Postcard, Photograph, street
Printed on bottom: Lovers Lave, Economy, Pa. Handwritten on roadway "turns to Kroll's" on bottom: Mind when we used to steal apples here. He!Ha! On back: Address: Miss Lydia Beichling, Turtle Creek, Allegheny Co., Pa. Message: Aug 7/'09, Dear Lydia, Rec'd your letter and was sorry you couldn't come up but hope to see you some other time. I am glad you are getting a position and hope it will last. Dear Lydia, will you please ask your mama if she will send me the name and number of the pattern (5-gore skirt) She had it on the day she was here.
Postcard, Photograph, street
Printed on the bottom: Lovers Lane, Economy now Ambridge, Pa.
Postcard, Photograph, street
Printed at bottom: Lovers Lane, economy, Pa
Postcard, street, Photograph
AKA 14th Street; Apple Alley (lane is lined with apple trees)
Postcard, Photograph, street
AKA 14th Street, Apple Alley
street, Photograph, building, Postcard
Postcard. Printed at bottom: A Street in Economy New Ambridge Pa.
Postcard, Photograph, building
Looking down 14th Street from Ohio View Shows Baker House, Store, Mechanics Building and Feast Hall
Postcard, Photograph, people, vehicle, historic clothing
People in historic costume riding the Hay Wagon in the parade. Also shows gas pipes on Building, Merchant Street
people, Photograph, Historic clothing, spinning, Postcard
Women spinning on a float in the 1924 Centennial Parade
Postcard, street, Photograph
Merchant St., looking west, Ambridge, PA
Postcard, Photograph
Postcard of rock formation in New Harmony
building, Photograph, Postcard
Baker House with 3 unidentified people This is a post card version of # 0007. Printed on card: Typical Economite House. Still to be seen at Economy, now Ambridge, Pa. Figure in the center an Economite in her custom. The Economite House had no front door.
building, Photograph, people, Postcard
Postcard of Baker House with shutters and 3 unidentified people
Postcard, Photograph, Harmony Society member
Barbara Bosch (On the Left) and Elizabeth Unknown
Postcard, Photograph
Bird's eye view of Beaver, PA from Monaca Heights
building, Photograph, Postcard
Sketch of 2 buildings trees and fence. Printed on a postcard
cemetery, Photograph, Postcard
Postcard. Printed on bottom: Gate to Rappite Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind.