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Charles Francis Himes (1838-1918): Portrait of a Photographer

The life of Charles Francis Himes, professor of physics at Dickinson College from 1865 to 1896, was one of many and varied pursuits. He was a scientist, an educator, and a historian; and with each of these roles his interest and achievements in photography were integrated. In the late twentieth century photography is taken granted. Anyone nowadays can buy a camera and take a picture, regardless of knowledge or skill; development and printing are done commercially; and photographs are used in every discipline.

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Charles Lochman, Cumberland County's First Premium Photographer

Charles Lochman operated a photography studio at several different locations in Carlisle and Newville between 1859 and 1874. He is appreciated today for his views of the ruins of Chambersburg in 1864 and the fact that A.A. Line, a better known Carlisle photographer, was his apprentice.

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Chimney Sweeps

Fire was people’s greatest fear, especially in towns where houses and buildings were often attached to each other in rows.

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Christian Frederick Post: Missionary and Diplomat

The early history of Pennsylvania is sprinkled with the exploits of daring, energetic, and forceful individuals. One of the most fearless and dedicated, yet least remembered of these personalities, was Christian Frederick Post. A humble man of God, he spent over forty years among the Indians and Whites of colonial America, spreading the Gospel and working for peace. He passed some of this time traveling through or living within the present borders of Cumberland County.

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Christmas in Carlisle - 1874

The editor of the Carlisle Herald newspaper devoted several columns in the December 31 edition of the paper to describe some of the Christmas festivities in Carlisle.

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Christmas in Carlisle: 1930

“The town is now in holiday garb” proclaimed the Evening Sentinel newspaper on December 19, 1930. The Christmas tree on the Court House portion of the square was decorated solely with red lights, the tree on the Episcopal corner with yellow, and the Presbyterian corner with blue.

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Christmas Tree Extravaganzas: 1875

In December 1875, O. L. Haddock, the editor of The Carlisle Herald, visited the homes of some of Carlisle’s residents who were known to have elaborate displays under their Christmas trees, and to describe them for the enjoyment of the newspaper’s readers.

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Ken Chrosniak

Interview of Ken Chrosniak by Mike Snyder for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library.

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Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Interview of Carol Finkey, Blaine Shatto, Mary Ann Duran, and Timothy Wagoner of the Claremont Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. The group discusses what makes Claremont unique and the history of the center.

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Col. Robert Magaw Defender of Fort Washington

Col. Magaw was a major in Colonel William Thompson's "Battalion of Pennsylvania Riflemen", the first troops from the South to reach Boston. Colonel of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment. Assigned by Washington to defend Fort Washington. Paper read before the Hamilton Library Association, Carlisle, Pa. -- The Historical Society of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

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