Franklin S. Tarbell Residence
Franklin S. Tarbell residence; 324 East Main Street, Titusville, PA. Tarbell purchased the Bonta House near Pithole for $600, dismantled it and built this house out of the lumber in 1870. Ida Tarbell, author of The History of Standard Oil and other books, spent her teenage years here. DW1607.
John Mather, photographer
DW1607
1895-1900
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Glass Plate Negative, 8" X 10"
John A. Mather's Photography Studio
John Mather's photography studio on South Franklin Street in Titusville. DW686
John Mather, photographer
DW686
1887
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Glass Plate Negative, 6.5" X 8.5"
Drake Street School
Drake Street School, corner of Drake and Walnut Streets, Titusville. DW1810
John Mather, photographer
DW1810
1873-1875
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Glass Plate Negative, 11" X 14"
Titusville Herald Office
Titusville Herald Office in Crittenden Hall, corner of Spring and Diamond Streets, Titusville, PA. DW1378
John Mather, photographer
DW1378
1868
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Lantern Slide
Union School
Union School - frame predecessor of Main Street School, Titusville, PA. DW1158
John Mather, photographer
DW1158
1866
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Glass Plate Negative, 11" X 14"
Men Lined Up on South Franklin Street
Men lined up across mud-covered South Franklin Street with beer mugs and children, Titusville, PA. DW1063
John Mather, photographer
DW1063
1864
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Stereoscopic View
Byron D. Benson (1832-1888)
Byron D. Benson (1832-1888), first President of Tide Water Pipe Company, Ltd., 1878-1888, the first pipeline to cross the Allegheny Mountains to rival Standard Oil's control of oil transportation. DW666
DW666
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Ida M. Tarbell (1857-1944)
Ida M. Tarbell was the author of The History of the Standard Oil Company and other books, grew up in nearby Rouseville and graduated from Titusville High School. DW665
John Kurach, photographer
DW665
n.d.
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