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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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Store - rear

building, Photograph

Back of store. Also seen back of the Mechanic's building and Feast hall seen to the left. Basketball hoop on store. On back: Lillian V Brown took this back of storage house used to Economite Store

Street Scene, Economy, Pa

street, Photograph, building, vehicle, people

Shows a sign ";Wine Vandts of the Harmony Society" pointing left; Unidentified men, Horse and buggy; electric pole; fire hydrant; rain gutter

Street Scene, New Harmony, Indiana

Street, Photograph, building

Street scene

Street with houses

street, Photograph, building, animal

Dog seen to left side.

Stummis Tavern

building, Photograph, street

On back: Count de Leon House. This is Stummis Tavern. 9/7/2000

Stummis Tavern

building, Photograph

On back of second copy: The Count de Leon Museum (Phillipsburg now Monaca)

Summer Kitchen and Carriage House

people, Photograph, building

Large number of unidentified people. Carriage house doors open. Part of greenhouse seen to the right.

Summer Kitchen and Pump

building, Photograph

Water pump by the Summer Kitchen

Sundial at New Harmony, Indiana

building, Photograph

Close up of the sundial on the side of the building

Sundial on building in New Harmony, Indiana

building, Photograph

Sundial on the side of a brick building

Sundial on side of brick building, New Harmony, Indiana

building, Photograph

On back: By looking closely you can see tracing between 2 and 3 showing picture was taken at 2:20 pm. Also shows dry good sign painted on building. Image is faded.