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Showing posts with label Franklin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Franklin. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

April 7, 1882 - Smallpox Outbreak, Conemaugh Borough Man Goes Nuts & East Conemaugh Attack - Cambria Freeman

MIss Gussie Morgan daughter of John Morgan dies of smallpox in Johnstown.

David Londregan - Conemaugh Borough

Young window woman named Arthur lives with her father a Mr. Varner - attacked in East Conemaugh.

 

Saturday, March 7, 2026

January 6, 1882 - Bucket of Water Proves Fatal, Elevator Accident & A Simple and Beautiful Act of Kindess for One Franklin Borough Family - Freeman

John Shire - 17 yr old - dies at parents house in Morrellville after getting dunked with a bucket of cold water.
Charles Unverzagt - 14 yr old - killed by an elevator at the Wood & Morrell Store. 

Miss Therea Harshberger of Franklin Borough who never had smallpox offers to take care of and nurse the small children of John Hoy of East Conemaugh. Kindness Indeed!

 

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Franklin Mill

Picture from a collection by Darlene Matula Mack. He father took a set of pictures at the old Franklin Mill.

Friday, December 11, 2015

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill from the collection of Darlene Matula Mack.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill - taken by the father of Darlene Matula Mack.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Woodvale

Woodvale with the old Acme Warehouse along with Franklin Mill in the distance.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Monday, August 24, 2015

Overlooking the Mill

The big building next to the railroad tracks is the old Acme Warehouse in Woodvale - in the distance - Franklin Mill.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Franklin Mill

Reader Barry Orner sent in this great shot of Franklin taken in October of 1981.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Sunday, July 7, 2013

The Big Snow - 1958 - Franklin Borough

 
 Weather affects all, the sick and the healthy alike--and the recent storms put a sharp crimp in the schedule of the Community Nursing Service. Mrs. Barbara Schmidt, a member of the staff of the United Fund Agency, returns to her car after ministering to a patient in the house at right. It was the first time in two weeks that a nurse had been able to get through to the home on the hillside above Franklin Borough.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Franklin Mill - 1960's


Library of Congress photograph of the mill in Franklin - 1960's.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Abandoned Johnstown


The guard shack at Franklin. Took a ride around town - looking for something completely different. The location of a trolley picture. Anyway, while out and about searching...we headed to Franklin and I just couldn't resist taking a couple of shots of this old guard shack.
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 Instead of rough road - the sign should say rough shack.
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This is really cool - a full-sized tank in yard - sort of in the field across from the Franklin Fire Department.