Item 79: Print of Wilkes-Barre, by G[eorge].W[ashington]. Leach Jr., (removed to Print Box #5) , 1898
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 79
Dates
- Created: 1898
Creator
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Print
Condition Note:
Poor, edges show wear and tear and will rip off easily; extremely fragile.
Measurements:
16 in. x 11 ⅝ in.
Title:
Print of Wilkes-Barre
Description:
This is a print with two cows centered and behind the cows in the background is the town of Wilkes-Barre. On the side left is printed “Copyright 1898, G.W. Leach, Jr.” Wilkes-Barre is located in northeastern Pennsylvania in Luzerne county. It was founded in 1769 and re-incorporated as a city in 1869. The city’s rich coal mining history employed thousands of immigrants in the 19th century. The mining of anthracite coal was popular until the Knox Mine disaster that ultimately accelerated the collapse of the industry after World War II. The Wyoming Valley was originally inhabited by the Shawnee and Lenape Native Americans prior to its new settlement.
George Washington Leach Jr. was born on September 30, 1854. He married Mary Cary Leach and together they had one child, Bess Linwood Leach. Leach died on Sep 7, 1925 and is buried in Hollenback Cemetery located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu