Old Economy Village - Archives

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About This Collection

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)
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
Hotel
Hotel
building, Photograph, people, vehicle, animal
14th. Street side, unidentified people, horse and buggy. Church steeple in the background
Laundry
Laundry
building, Photograph, people, vehicle, animal
Also seen 3 wagons, 2 with horses. and a large number of unidentified men.
Lumber Works
Lumber Works
building, Photograph, people, vehicle, animal
Show 4 unidentified men, horses and wagon, piles of lumber On back: at the sawmill, economy
Pump and horse and buggy
Pump and horse and buggy
building, Photograph, people, vehicle, animal
Woman using pump. Shows trough. Horse and buggy. Horse is drinking from trough.
Street Scene, Economy, Pa
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
Unidentified Church
Unidentified Church
vehicle, Photograph, people, building
Unidentified Church, 5 unidentified people, Model T type cars parked under trees.
Wagon Shop
Wagon Shop
vehicle, Photograph, building, people
Also shows several wagons and/ or wagon wheels and 5 unidentified men. Grape vines on building