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Item 87f: A Photograph of “Trailing Up the Mountain Road, Wilkes Barre, PA,” by Unknown, Sent by “Jack,” to [Pos. Gilbert Stuart McClintock], 1957 June

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 78f

Dates

  • 1957 June

Creator

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Access:

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Type of Material:

Photograph/Postcard

General Condition:

Good

Measurements:

5 ½ x 3 ½ in.

Description:

The following item depicts a photograph copy of a postcard captioned “Trailing Up the Mountain Road, Wilkes Barre, PA, published by A. A. Zwieble, Ambrode August Zwieble. The image depicts multiple carriages and horses traveling up a dirt road. There is rocky terrain on either side of the road, with a dense forest, and electrical poles. The coloring is black and white. The accompanying copied envelope is addressed by Jack and dated June of 1957. It states that these are early pictures of the area, which appear to be the Wyoming valley, from Paul Vanderber, who is possibly from Wisconsin.

Location:

[Wilkes Barre, PA]

Transcription Attempt:

Accompanying copy of address:

Early pictures of area from Paul Vanderber au(?) Wisconsin June 1957 Jack

Repository Details

Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository

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