Scranton (Pa.)--History; Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
The lease agreement between James Jifkins and Postmaster William H. Pier is for a room on the first floor of the Jifkens Building on the corner Penn Avenue and Commercial Alley.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History; Scranton (Pa.)—History;
This photograph shows the rear of the Nay Aug Amusement Park with the coaster at its highest elevation. The "Fly Yourself" sign at the top of the "Copter" ride indicates that it may have been self-service at certain times. The photo is undated, but...
Scranton (Pa.)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
A letter from Mary Crane to her father Rev. George Peck about family issues and the Civil War. Mary Crane was the mother of novelist Stephen Crane, who wrote the Red Badge of Courage.