Old Economy Village - Archives

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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1890 Band Stand

music, Photograph, building

Band Stand

1890 Band Stand

building, Photograph

Band Stand in Garden

1890 Band Stand

building, Photograph

Band Stand with people

1890 Band Stand and Grotto

music, Photograph, building

Band Stand And Grotto in the Garden

1890 Band Stand Back

music, Photograph, building, people

shows the back of the musicians in the band stand; 2 unidentified children

1890 Band Stand in the Garden

building, Photograph, garden

also shows the back of the Rapp House

1890 Band Stand in the Garden and unidentified woman

building, Photograph, garden

Grape vines on garden trellis in background

1890 Bandstand

music, Photograph, building

1890 bandstand in the Rapp House Gardens

1914 Centennial at New Harmony

people, Photograph

Seated: Unknown, Fred Knoedler, Elsie Knoedler, Unknown Standing: all unidentified

1914 Centennial at New Harmony, Indiana

people, Photograph, building

1917 Centennial. Same as Photo# 2470 from the back of 2470:1) Owensville P.M. 2) Max Sountag, Evansville 3) Capt Alford, Ribeyre 4) Clarence P. Wolfe, Editor, New Harmony, 5) John S. Duss [second row right] 6) William H. Taft [front right] 8) E. I. Lewis Indianapolis News, 9) Geo. Wilsey (There are only 8 men in the picture; the number 7 was skipped in the list.)

1914 Centennial Parade

people, Photograph

New Harmony Centennial Parade Reviewing Stand. Many unidentified people - 1914

1924 Centennial

Old timer, Photograph

People in historic costume in the Garden with hay rakes. Second from let may be Charlotte Breitenstein

1924 Centennial

building, Photograph, people, Historic cloth, historic clothing

Women in historic clothing. Ernestine Ott May is kneeling in front. Others unidentified. Rapp House in background.

1924 Centennial - Clara Agnes Shaffer as Gertrude Rapp

historic clothing, Photograph, people, building

On the right is Clara Agnes Shaffer taking the part of Gertrude Rapp at the 1924 Centennial. Feast Hall and Granary in Background. Others unidentified.

1924 Centennial - Father Rapp's Coach

vehicle, Photograph

Father Rapp's Coach/Buggy in the parade. On back: Rapp's Coach. The sides are opened and the steps let down for the occupants to enter and descend.

1924 Centennial Parade

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

1924 Centennial Parade

vehicle, Photograph, animal

Milk Wagon with Bulletin Board. Written on folder: Could this be the 'lost' Harmonist Milk Wagon on which the work bulletin board for Harmony Society. alerted members (to news of the day), etc. This image is from the1924 Centennial