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About Clarion County

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General Collection

  • Gas mask, 1925
  • Glenn O. Rossman calling card
  • Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad sign, ca. 1900
  • Railroad spikes, J iron, nut and telegraph cross bar, ca. 1900
  • Autumn Leaf Festival glasses, 1994, 1995
  • Doll rocking chair and straight back chair
  • Clarion Chapter Eastern Star Purinton Slip Ware plate, 1953-1954
  • Tar pot with wheeled base, used on early Clarion County roads, ca. 1925
  • Photocard, Milo A. Haines, World War I
  • Child's tea set, iridescent china, made in Japan, ca. 1935
  • Baby's dress, worn by Dollie E. McNutt, ca. 1887
  • Steel rug needles
  • Abacus, ca. 1890
  • Red velvet-covered letter box
  • Silver spoons
  • "Leatherwood 1854-1904" commemorative sterling silver spoon
  • Dog tags issued to William Lafranchi
  • Costume jewelry
  • David A. Kaufman, jeweler and optician boxes
  • Mustard spoon
  • Purinton tea pot
  • Calling cards
  • McNutt sisters photo: Clarion County Fairgrounds, ca. 1900
  • B & O double railroad bridge, Foxburg, photo
  • Clarion County Home photo, 1911
  • Foxburg Bank stock certificate issued to Gladys H. Sayers, 1939
  • Clarion County Autumn Leaf Festival glasses, 1997
  • Documents donated by Anna R. Butts: Article of Agreement, 1901; Deed, 1903; Deed, 1890; Deed, 1941, Ittel, Maze, Sullinger, Kirkwood
  • Jacob Painter Estate property map, 1885
  • Green velvet dress, 1925- 1933, worn by Allene E. Bennett
  • Child's bonnet, lace, silk bows, worn by Margarette N. Moore, 1909
  • Adding machine used by Robert Stahlman, secretary, Limestone Township
  • "Vacation Travel Authorization" issued to Frances W. Gilfillan, 1941
  • Purinton Pottery Company stock certificate, issued to W. J. Bower, 1947
  • Christmas Ornaments
  • Collection of ladies' and children's clothing, donated by Clarion Area Theater
  • Quilt, lumberjack variation, pieced and quilted by Amanda Fritz Barlett, 1900-1905
  • Hobnail glass dish, amber, owned by Charlotte Lincoln Benton
  • Calculagraph, Bell Telephone operators' station, ca. 1950
  • Church bulletin, 1950, Licking Presbyterian Church
  • Postcards, Cradle Roll Dept., Licking Presbyterian Church
  • Dress shirts, 1920, worn by Jesse Eaker
  • Baby dress, slip, 1934, worn by Carla Ruth Eaker
  • Photo, Carla Ruth Eaker
  • Ladies' hat, 1955, worn by Arminta Z. Over
  • Uniform, ca. 1925, issued to Charles F. Eaker
  • 1927 discharge papers issued to Charles F. Eaker
  • Military issue shaving kit, ca. 1925
  • Collection of Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad Company mortgage tickets, issued June 1921
  • Collection of photographs:  Mrs. J. B. Miller, Sr., Anna Mae Miller, ca. 1900, Sligo, PA; summer time road scene, Sligo, PA, ca. 1900; winter snow scene, home in Sligo, PA, ca. 1900; Rankin House, Knox, PA, ca. 1970
  • Young ladies' kimono, purchased in China, ca. 1945-1946, by Lt.jg Earl William Allison, Jr., USN, World War II, for his sister Joan Elizabeth Allison
  • Collection of Christmas ornaments
  • Collection of photographs from Don & Carl Studios illustrating historic sites and events from throughout Clarion County
  • Antimacassar, ecru, pineapple pattern, crocheted by Belma Brown Hepler, World War II
  • Souvenir banner, felt, medical insignia, 48 star flag, white ribbon around edge, "USA Camp Greenleaf, MD, 1918," belonged to Reynolds Lobaugh
  • Stock certificate, "The Clarion Electric Company," no. 11, issued to W. L. Paine, September 19, 1919
  • Public Normal School diploma, issued to Flody Pearle Kinch, Clarion, May 1, 1911, signed by N. E. Heeter, Superintendent, Clarion County
  • Room key, metal, wood, "7, Loomis Hotel, Clarion, Penn."
  • Commemorative china plate, "Immaculate Conception Church, Clarion, Pennsylvania, 1856-1976", "Preston-Hopkinson Co., Appomattox, Virginia" on reverse
  • Matchbook, "I. C. Church Dedication, Clarion, Pa., October 2, 1977"
  • Postcard, "Shippensville," to Miss Daisy Buck, 1912
  • Photo card, unknown house, to Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wending, Knox, PA, 1910
  • Order forms, "Automobile Order, H. C. McEwen Ford, New Bethlehem, PA
  • Calendar, "Compliments of Kooman & McDowell, General Merchandise, Knox, Pa.," 1920
  • Collection of school tax receipts
  • Buck Rogers ray gun, circa 1950
  • Collection of photographs:  Kissinger Mills blacksmith shop, 1927; Sarah Furnace tipple, Jacob Ferrier, contractor, 1927-1928; Sarah Furnace work crew, Glen Ferrier (front right), Jacob Ferrier (rear right); Kissinger Mills trestle, constructed by Jacob Ferrier, 1927-1928; Sarah Furnace tipple construction; views of the Narrows
  • Square dancing wardrobe worn by Eleanor & James D. Moore, circa 1970
  • Belt buckle, bronze with turquoise & brown stone, hand made by James W. Kassel, circa 1982
  • Alligator purse, "Eduardo, Made in Cuba, Genuine Alligator"
  • Bank bag, "Citizens Trust Company, Clarion, Pa."
  • Ladies' three piece knit wool & chenille suits, coral, turquoise & pink
  • Store box, "Vogue Ladies & Childrens, 612 Main St., Clarion, PA"
  • Photo, Judge Frank Laird Harvey, Clarion County Court, 1930, age 66, died 1932
  • Collection of prom dresses, circa 1950
  • Shick Family Bible, circa 1888
  • Glass photographic paperweight, "Col. Albert A. Pope, Founder of the Manufacture of Bicycles in the United States and the Pioneer of the Great Movement for Better American Roads," circa 1900, used by Mary Murry's grandfather
  • 1940, 100th Anniversary Editions of the Clarion Democrat & Republican
  • August 14, 1945, edition of The Blizzard announcing Japanese surrender
  • 1976, one share for "Project 76", Clarion County Historical Society Museum/Library and Helen Furnace Restoration
  • Mary Ann Furnace ledger, 1849-1880
  • McLaughlin "expenses on new house," 1902, 1906, 1907
  • John Black & Co. ore ledger, 1849-1851
  • John Mark McLaughlin Lumber Co. ledger, 1901-1902
  • Sandy Oil & Gas Company archival lot
  • Piney Creek Gas Company archival lot
  • Berney-Bond Gas Company, Berney-Bond Glass Company archival lot
  • J. M. McLaughlin and Company archival lot
  • Broadside, "Orphan's Court Sale Estate of Michael J. Lucas, Deceased," June 28, 1926
  • Broadside, "Public Sale of Valuable Real Estate," M. Wagner Estate, September 25, 1920
  • Map, Clarion Oil Field by I. J. Keck and J. W. Long, February 1888
  • Handmade bricks from the "Old Brick Church," Richland United Presbyterian Church, 1852
  • Election box from Foxburg Borough with key
  • "District Register of Voters, Clarion County 3'd Precinct, Clarion Borough, A to L" voter registration book
  • Photo card, street scene, "Rimersburg, Pa.", "Greetings From Rimersburg, 1909, reprint
  • Photo card, double size, "Bird's Eye View of the Narrows showing Allegheny River", "From the Narrows Inn Observation Stand, 1300 ft. Elevation, East Brady, Pa.," ca. 1945
  • "1976 Bi-County Artist's Association" calendar
  • "Purinton Slip Ware" bowl, Pennsylvania Dutch pattern
  • Street banner for the "Threads of Tradition Northwest Pennsylvania Quilts, Allegheny College, Sept. 8 - Oct. 9, Supported by PHU," 1997
  • Ball foot cast iron bathtub, ca. 1908
  • Two pair of men's gloves worn by Milo Haines, ca. 1917
  • Collection of Civil War era letters, William G. Reed
  • Collection of tickets from the Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion Rail Road
  • Montgomery-Ward kerosene range, 1939, with instruction booklet and new end panel in original crate
  • 1947 RCA floor model television
  • Photographs:  "Clarion River Railway," "Clarion River R. R. Bridge, Arroyo, Pa.," "Steam thresher in Clarion County, Pa."
  • Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Collection, including Secretary's and Treasurer's records, candle lighter, communion set, American and Christian flags, pulpit and chairs, paraments, collection plates, baptism bowl, communion table cross, church bell, church corner stone, communion tablecloth, hanging lamp from church, miscellaneous ephemera; Holy Bible, used at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, ca. 1930; lectern, tabletop, Bible, brass, used at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church ca. 1925; Clerics' clothes worn by Rev. Lewis R. Fox, serving the Mt. Zion Lutheran (Sligo), St. Paul's Lutheran (Knox), and Emmanuel Lutheran (Knox) churches beginning 1946
  • Photographs and tintypes, unidentified individuals from F. M. Lewis Studio, Clarion, PA
  • Pressed glass candy dish, ca. 1920
  • World War II uniform issued to John S. Myers:  anti-aircraft division, dress coat, trousers, cap
  • Signature quilt, 1914
  • Commemorative drinking glasses, "Autumn in the Air, 45" Annual Autumn Leaf, Clarion, PA, Oct 3-11, 1998"
  • Photographic print of Robert Nelson Craig, ca. 1860
  • Partial dinner service, pink floral pattern, used by Curll family
  • 1939-1940 photograph of the "Clarion Fire and Hose Co. No. 1, Clarion, Penna."
  • Collection of Boy Scout memorabilia from Troop 66, Clarion, PA, first established troop in Clarion, 1916-1937
  • Collection of photographic prints, Clarion Borough, 1896-1915
  • Collection of A. J. Davis memorabilia, 1885-1925
  • Men's, ladies' and children's costumes, 1965-1982
  • Food ration from Vietnam conflict
  • Children's toys, 1960-1978
  • Collection of commemorative plates, Pennsylvania, circa 1970; Washington Monument circa 1900; Philadelphia, circa 1900; Pittsburgh, circa 1900
  • Clarion Normal School memorabilia, 1912-1937
  • Clarion Women's Club memorabilia, 1940
  • DAR and American Colonists' memorabilia
  • Miscellaneous Clarion County schools' information
  • History textbooks
  • Children's books
  • Archival Lot, Clarion County Historical Society:  By-Laws, Membership Rosters, Meeting Notices, Invitations, Reports, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Financial Reports, 1959-1973; Collection of news clippings 1963-1965
  • Berney-Bond Glass Company photographs, employees, machine shop, bottle making equipment, ca. 1925
  • Diploma, issued to Helen M. McDonald, June 23, 1917
  • Announcement of the "Farmington Township High School Commencement Exercises," May 28, 1930, with envelope
  • Class of 1930 calling cards from Helen Margaret McDonald, Ruth A. Wolbert, Marcella Kurtzhals, Wendell Watkins, W. Paul Haringer, Bernard L. Bower, Eleanor P. Rynd, William H. Walter
  • January 14, 1952, form letter requesting written history of Scotch Hill
  • 1951 "First National Bank in Clarion" checkbook
  • 1923-1924 "Scholars's Monthly Reports" booklets for Helen McDonald, 5th grade
  • May 31, 1917, program for "Commencement Exercises, Farmington Township High School
  • April 25, 1924, Certificate of Merit awarded to Helen McDonald
  • Teacher's contract issued to Helen McDonald, Paint Township, March 29, 1934
  • Canceled checks issued from "The Citizens Trust Company," Clarion, June 26, 1940 and March 30, 1955
  • Friendship quilt made by ladies of the Murphy Grange, Monroe Township, 1920
  • Wall telephone used on Lerch Farm, "The North Electric Co., Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.", ca. 1890, with a ca. 1950 dial conversion
  • Collection of L. E. F. & C. R. R. memorabilia:  first-class unlimited tickets; tag check; agent's stub, one first class passage to Pittsburgh, Pa., 1942; round-trip limited ticket; special round-trip limited ticket
  • Grain cleaner, 1871
  • Satin storage case for ladies' gloves, ca. 1880
  • Ladies' black velvet cape with lace and diamond decoration, ca. 1890
  • Black crushed velvet dress, ca. 1950
  • Springfield rifle, model 1903, serial no. 106780
  • Photograph, "Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion Rail Road Station, Ninth Ave., Clarion, PA, 1940 -- Roy W. Himes, Walt McDevit, Fred Smith, Lou Aaron, Dutch Potter, Reed Glenn, Bill Shea, Glenn Geist, Paul Burns, Eloise Trunk, A. D. (Adie) Himes (brother of Roy), Lloyd Marshall, and Howard Johnson; the engine number appears to be 38
  • 1865 wall map, Clarion County
  • Collection of photographs & memorabilia, Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion Rail Road
  • Wood board, 16.5" x 90" from Reed House, 639 Wood St., 1884
  • Class photos, Clarion High School, 1925-1926, 1922-1923, 1923-1924, 1924-1925, 1944-1945
  • John E. Trunk, Jr., Collection
  • Winter mail buggy, driven by Mrs. Harry Heeter prior to 1935 in the Sligo-Rimersburg area, manufactured by the Peabody Buggy Co., Fostoria, OH, ca. 1880
  • License plate, "Clean the Clarion River, Clarion Co. Sptsm. Council," ca. 1958, with envelope
  • Photograph, "Panorama of Piney Development, The Clarion River Power Company, 1924"
  • Collection of electric razors; razor blade sharpener, "Kriss Kross Stropper, Price $6.00, Kriss Kross Corp., St. Louis, U.S.A.," patented 1921
  • Collection of Kodak cameras; ca. 1937-1970
  • Binoculars
  • Ladie's beaded sewing bag, ca. 1910
  • Child's tea set, forest green pottery
  • Collection of games, ca. 1900-1911
  • View-Master, "Sawyer's ViewMaster Stereo-scope" with collection of cards
  • Nickel scrip, "Cherry Commissary Co., Hamler, PA," Hamler Coal Co., Hamler, PA, 1919-1937
  • Signature quilt, white, red borders, cotton:  "Name quilt made in 1934 by students at Brinkerton School.  Patches were given to each child in all eight grades and were embroidered by each individual student.  Quilt was put together by the teacher, Mrs. David Delp, this being the year she and David were married and, thus, is a memento of their wedding.  You will no doubt recognize several familiar names."
  • Woven coverlet, beige, blue, red, green, gold, fringed, "Madey M. Schattly, Shippenville, Clarion Coun., PA"
  • Photograph, C. I. Garris Store, Wentling's Corners, PA, 1934
  • Calendar, "Pennsylvania's First Lady, Jennifer - The Trend Setter," 1994-1995
  • Photograph, "daughters of James & Sophia (VanDyke) Campbell, Rockland Township, Mary Ann Borland, Harriet Simpson, Rumberger, Ellen Haniwalt, Matilda VanDyke, Jane Campbell, Margaret Beels", ca. 1890
  • Memorial lithograph, "In Loving Remembrance of " John Heasley, Sarah A. Heasley, Mary A. Heasley, Ann Eliza Heasley, Harrison P. Heasley, John M. Heasley, 1862-1884

Allen Alfred Murphy Collection

  • World War II Campaign & Service Victory Medal
  • Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Pennsylvania, 25-year service pin
  • Past Commander American Legion pin
  • Life Member National Education Association pin
  • 1941 - 1945 U. S. Treasury Award coin
  • 1944 War Loan Drive American Legion Honor medal
  • World War II Radio Communications patch
  • 1967, 1972, 1978 passports
  • New Testament from First Presbyterian Church, Clarion, PA
  • 1926 East Brady High School diploma
  • 1993 church bulletin, A. A. Murphy funeral
  • A. A. Murphy obituaries
  • Collection of postcards, photo, seasonal, birthday
  • Soldier's Bible, inscribed "A Sacred Token to A. A. Murphy from Charlotte Murphy 1947, February 28, 1945", photo of A. A. Murphy on inside front cover
  • Pocket Guide to Italian Cities, War Department, Washington, DC, ca. 1945; other soldiers' guides to Italian cities from World War II period
  • "Military Payment Certificate, five cents, for use only in United States Military, Series 481"
  • Collection of Italian Currency

Emma McNutt Collection

  • Gold photo locket
  • Catechism pamphlet
  • German Hospital graduation pin
  • Clarion County Y.P.S.C.E. Convention ribbon, 1898
  • Clarion County C. E. Convention ribbon, 1896
  • Christian Society pledge card
  • Vaccination certificate
  • Brass child's thimble
  • Report Cards, 1896, 1898, 1899
  • Art nouveau pendant/pin
  • Bamboo walking stick
  • Coin purse
  • Literary Society of Leatherwood pamphlet, 1857
  • Collar buttons, by William E. Lafranchi, Pittsburgh, PA

George E. Bowersox Collection

  • Photographic print, George E. Bowersox, Jr., 1943
  • World War II, United States Army in World War II, Breakthrough at Monte Altuzzo, by Sydney T. Mathews, 1993, Custer Division, 85th Infantry Division
  • German banner, red cotton, printed black swastika on white circle applique, ca. 1944
  • Uniform, issued to George E. Bowersox, Jr., 1943-1945, Eisenhower jacket, trousers, tie, overseas cap, dress hat, Cap, overseas, 1943-1945
  • German Helmet, German, metal, leather strap, World War II
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