Place: Montgomery County (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1975">1975</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1979">1979</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Place Montgomery County (Pa.) Year 1975 to 1979

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Ralph Beaver Strassburger (1883-1959) was a prominent businessman, newspaper owner, diplomat, and Thoroughbred racehorse breeder. His wife, May Bourne, was heiress to the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Strassburger was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and bought the Normandy Farm property in nearby Gwynedd Valley in 1913. This bulk of this collection is photographs of the Strassburger family and Normandy Farm estate (interior and exterior), circa 1880-1940. It also contains one letter from 1863, one postcard from 1932, and an auction catalog and history of Normandy Farm from 1994.

Held at: Wissahickon Valley Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 7.5 linear feet
Abstract:: James Harvey Gravell started the American Chemical Paint Company in 1914 and moved the factory to Ambler, Pennsylvania soon after. He was an engineer, innovator, and philanthropist who made national headlines for paying off all his employees' debts and mortgages for Christmas in 1936. After Gravell's death, his company was renamed Amchem Products, Inc., and was acquired by Henkel in 1980. Amchem Products, Inc. records, 1925-1986, consist of administrative records, photographs, and company publications.

Held at: Wissahickon Valley Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society map and atlas collection, 1888-1965, is comprised of various maps depicting parts of Whitpain, Ambler, Lower Gwynedd and other nearby areas in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It also includes some architectural drawings and about eight published atlases.

Held at: Wissahickon Valley Historical Society [Contact Us]

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