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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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Cider Press (Mill) and Laundry
Cider Press (Mill) and Laundry
people, Photograph, building, vehicle
Also shows unidentified people, 3 wagons and several horses
Cider Press (Mill) and Steam Laundry
Cider Press (Mill) and Steam Laundry
people, Photograph, building, vehicle
On back: Cider press and wash house Economy. Unidentified people (also shows gas light)
Cider Press (Mill) and Stream Laundry
Cider Press (Mill) and Stream Laundry
building, Photograph
written on front: 3 story wine - cider press and 2 story steam laundry
Community Kitchen
Community Kitchen
building, Photograph
On back: community kitchen 14th Street Shows grape vines
Community Kitchen
Community Kitchen
building, Photograph, people
On Back: Freddie Knoedler as a young man up on a ladder picking grapes. 14th Street 2nd back: Building No. 17 - Parcel Picking grapes -meals prepared here for the Society's 3 annual feasts: Harmonie-fest; the Ente-Fest, and the Liebes-Mahl (love feast)
Community Kitchen, Cabinet Shop, Granary
Community Kitchen, Cabinet Shop, Granary
building, Photograph
Community Kitchen (center), Cabinet Shop (right), Granary (behind) and Feast Hall (left) Also shows unidentified man crossing the street
Cotton and Flour Mills
Cotton and Flour Mills
building, Photograph, vehicle, animal
Also shows a wagon, horse and fence
Cotton and Flour Mills
Cotton and Flour Mills
building, Photograph, people, animal, vehicle
Cotton mill with Flour Mill in foreground, unidentified men, horse and wagon
Cotton and Flour Mills
Cotton and Flour Mills
building, Photograph
Cotton and Flour Mills
Cotton and Flour Mills - Postcard
Cotton and Flour Mills - Postcard
building, Photograph, Postcard
Cotton and Flour Mills on a postcard
Cotton Mill
Cotton Mill
building, Photograph
Cotton Mill built in 1829
Cotton Mill
Cotton Mill
building, Photograph
Typed on front: View of the cotton mill at Economy, PA, 1893. Photo courtesy of Old Economy Village
Cotton Mill
Cotton Mill
Postcard, Photograph, building
Printed on front: Old Mill at Economy Handwritten on back: E.S. July 9, 1910 Also shows 3 unidentified children
Cotton Mill and Children
Cotton Mill and Children
people, Photograph, building
In picture L-R: Ruth Henrici, Alice Ott, A. Ott, Fred Henrici; Info by Mrs. E. O. May 6/20/63
Cotton Mill and Children
Cotton Mill and Children
building, Photograph, people
written on front : 1829 Cotton Mill Also shows 3 unidentified children
Creamery
Creamery
building, Photograph, people
On front: Economy Creamery Also shows 2 unidentified women with babies.
Cruciform Church at New Harmony, Indiana
Cruciform Church at New Harmony, Indiana
building, Photograph
Church at New Harmony, Indiana
Cruciform Church at New Harmony, Indiana
Cruciform Church at New Harmony, Indiana
building, Photograph
On back: An artistic creation of the wonderful Harmonist church in frontier Indiana built A.D. 1818
Cruciform Church at New Harmony, Indiana - Postcard
Cruciform Church at New Harmony, Indiana - Postcard
building, Photograph, Postcard
Postcard with the same image as #275a On back: Drawn 7-7-1830
Cruciform Church in New Harmony, Indiana
Cruciform Church in New Harmony, Indiana
building, Photograph
Handwritten on front: I have never seen this front view in any book. It is from a sketch. Virginia Des Plais (Irisgg?). Typed on front: Church of the Harmonists at New Harmony 1822