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1889 - Allentown Iron Works

Allentown Iron Works

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1910 - Adelaide Silk Mill

Postcard of Adelaide Silk Mill - 1910 Later known as Phoenix Clothing, the Adelaide Silk Mill became one of the largest producers of silk products in the United States. By 1900, there were twenty-three silk establishments in Allentown, making Pennsylvania second only to New Jersey in silk production. The silk industry in Pennsylvania and the United States peaked in the late 1920s. After that the Great Depression, increasing labor unrest, and competition from rayon began to affect the industry lo

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1910 - Center Square Looking West

Postcard image of Center Square, looking west from Hamilton Street. Taken about 1910 three businesses feature prominently in the photograph. On the left (southeast corner) side behind the horse-drawn hearse is Shankweiler and Lehr, a men's store where fine suits were sold. On the right (northeast corner) of Hamilton and Center square is the Hotel Allen, at the time, the finest hotel in the city. Next to it on Hamilton Street is the American Medicine Company. The American Medicine Compan

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1911 - First Defender Reunion at Center Square

Members of the First Defenders, the Civil War Allen Infantry under Captain Thomas Yeager gather at the Soldiers and Sailor's Monument in Center Square on Decoration Day (Memorial Day), 1911.

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1915 - LVRR Station

Lehigh Valley Railroad station Postcard

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1920 - Allentown First Defenders Civil War Memorial in West Park

1920 - Allentown First Defenders Civil War Memorial in West Park A Civil War Memorial honoring the Allen Infantry, a company from Allentown also known as "First Defenders". The statue depicts Ignatz Gresser, who was later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism in the battle of Antietam; he is the only Allentownian ever to have been honored thus. In April 1861, in response to the call from President Abraham Lincoln, Allentown sent a company of Pennsylvania militia to Washington, D.

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1945 Mack Trucks Plant 5C

Mack Trucks Plant 5C

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1950 Hamilton Street 500 Block looking West

1950 Hamilton Street looking west from the 500 block, about 1950. Note the trolley, which ended service in 1953. Also note the 2 story building at the corner of 6th and Hamilton next to Zollingers. That building was erected in 1947.

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1974 - Hamilton Mall Postcard

Hamilton Mall postcard, shortly after completion

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2007 - South Eighth Street Viaduct

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First Bridge Across Lehigh River

Watercolor of the first bridge erected across the Lehigh River in 1814 , just north of the current bridge. The bridge, erected between 1812-1814 is shown looking west from the east bank of the river. This painting was made about 1830, after the opening of the Lehigh Canal. It also shows Dam Number 7 on the Lehigh River. (Holdings of the Lehigh County Historical Society)

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