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2021.0044.0003 - Ledger
11 x 16 inch brown and black ledger labeled "Teachers' Monthly Reports." Listed are the names and attendance records for McLane School, 1882-1891. Also inside are blank official records for subpoenas, warrants, sales, etc., for the late 1800's. The owner is unknown.
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2021.148.0002 - Handbill
A 6 x 12 inch typed poem about the drowning of the three girls, Lucinda Phelps, Elizabeth Ash, Harriet Strong, on June 24, 1849, when their buggy was caught up in the flood of the Conneautee Creek. For sale for 6 cents.
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2021.191.0004 - Newspaper
A newspaper clipping about the Bicentennial Wagon Train that stopped in Edinboro June 13, 1976. A lunch of ox roast sandwiches was served. Jim Finney and Don Matthews are pictured in the article. A enlarged photo is included along with a map of the route from Washington State to Valley Forge.
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2021.192.0001 - Sign, Trade
A black metal sign with white lettering, 34 inches long and 24 inches high, reading "THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EDINBORO PA." The bank was located at 131 Erie Street. It received its charter in 1904 and operated at that location from 1913-1958.
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2021.192.0002 - Cultivator, Row-crop
A cultivator, 3 feet high, 4 feet long and about 16 inches wide, owned by Joe Flynn. On the handle is stamped, "MFRD. FOR THE H. BINGHAM CO. NO. 200A GARDEN MASTER." A gold label reads, "The Empire Plow Company, Cleveland 27 Ohio USA, Established 1840."
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2021.196.0001 - Map
A 3 foot x 4 foot copied map of McKean and Edinboro Rural areas, 1959. Possibly a postal route.
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2021.197.0001 - Records
Records of the Robinsons who owned and operated the Robinson House. The building was erected in 1843 and bought by Alva Robinson in 1852. It is run as a hotel by Alva and wife Diania until 1883. The building was demolished in 1975. These records also include geneology of the family.
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2021.198.0001 - Newspaper
Copied article from the Edinboro Independent, September 8,1910. Obituary of C. Lewis Culbertson, grandson of William Culbertson, first settler of Edinboro. He built the Doucette House in 1861.
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2021.199.0001 - Letter
A letter from Julia Doucette writing about her husband, Robert L. Doucette, who died May 28, 2021.
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2021.200.0001 - Records
Box of records including scrapbooks, ledgers, pictures, newspaper articles, etc., pertaining to the Advent Christian Church, 306 Erie Street, founded in 1864.
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2021.202.0001 - Diploma
A 16 x 20 inch diploma for Carl Ralph Black, June 7, 1917, from Edinboro High School. Included is a 3 page summary of his life. He was born 1900 and died in Erie, 1985. Also included is a copy of his commencement program. (Original elsewhere in archives.)
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2021.203.0001 - Booklet
A 5 x 8 inch white booklet titled "A Final Report and Proposed Home Rule Charter for the Borough of Edinboro" February 18, 1974. Submitted to the citizens of Edinboro. 30 pages with some water damage.
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2021.205.0001 - Fork, Hay-lifting
Hay Fork; 36" long x 20" wide; Used to move hay bales.
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2021.205.0004 - Seeder, Hand Seedbox
American Standard #4 Seed Planter; Wooden; 31.5" long x 2.75" wide.
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2021.205.0007 - Dryer
A large wooden structure used to dry friction matchsticks and a box of matchsticks. The U.S. Safety Match Company operated a factory in Edinboro, circa 1900, on Cove Drive. The red phosphorus heads replaced the more dangerous white heads, thus the word "safety."
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2021.205.0008 - Ax, Felling
Ax, steel head with wooden handle; 3 inches x 11.5 inches (head); 25 inches (handle); labeled CAYUGA 28 IN
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2021.205.0009 - Safe
A metal face plate decorated with a rose from a safe located in the Boro Building.
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