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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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Hotel Stable
Hotel Stable
building, Photograph, people
Barn, picket fence and 2 unidentified women (Print is # 0347)
Mary Malinda [Linnie] Turner Breitenstein
Mary Malinda [Linnie] Turner Breitenstein
Hired worker, Photograph
Ran the store and was the postmistress.
William Herman Breitenstein
William Herman Breitenstein
Hired worker, street
He is carrying bolts of cloth walking along the cobblestone street. He ran the store.