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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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Anna Elizabeth Ott

Hired worker, Photograph

Anna Elizabeth Breitenstein Ott, On back: 'Grandma' (sister of Henry Breitenstein; Grandmother of Ernestine Ott May)

Apple Pickers

Hired worker, Photograph

Unidentified men with ladders picking apples On Back Edna Hay and illegible

Bertha Liberman and Unidentified Women

Hired worker, Photograph

Front, 3rd from left Bertha Liberman These may be hotel maids.

Breitenstein and Rye Children

Old Timer, Hired worker

Charlotte (Strasser) Breitenstein with her daughter Amelia Rye. The identified children are children of William and Linnie Breitenstein, The remaining children are the children of Louis and Amelia Rye.

Charlotte Breitenstein

Hired worker

Seated on bench. Fence in the background. Image is blurry. Charlotte and her husband, Henry, ran the Economy Hotel.

Charlotte Breitenstein with Grandchildren & Daughter-in-law

Old timer, Hired worker

Standing along wall back to front: Mary Malinda Turner Breitenstein, George, Laura, Martha Breitenstein, Charlotte Strasser Breitenstein. Back Left- Laura Bailey. Frances Breitenstein in the buggy. The girl in the center is unidentified.

Charlotte Breitenstein with her grandchildren - labeled

Old timer, Hired worker

Charlotte (Strasser) Breitenstein with her daughter-in-law Linnie Breitenstein and Linnie's children. The girl in the center is unidentified. Photo is labeled.