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.

 

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!

 

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill

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

Franklin

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill from the collection of Darlene Matula Mack.

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill

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

Sinter Cooling Stack - Franklin Mill

Franklin Plant 

Woodvale

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

Franklin Mill

Franklin Mill

Overlooking the Mill

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

Franklin Mill

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

Car Shop

Car Shop - Franklin

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.

Coal Tipple

 

Coal Tipple in Franklin

Franklin Mill - 1960's

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

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.