Letters to the Editor
Written by PA Heritage Staff in the Letters category and the Winter 1987 issue Topics in this article:Bryn Athyn
When l was a young boy – I am eighty-five years old – my father and mother took me to see Bryn Athyn being built. I cannot remember if the year was 1914 or 1915, but I do remember the excitement of that day. I talked to the workers and the craftsmen who showed us their beautiful work. It was an experience that I will never forget, and your article (“Where Man May Forget The World“) in the fall edition rekindled pleasant memories.
Claude W. Wolf, Sr.
Avalon, N.J.
The Flying Photographer
Pennsylvania Heritage is truly a quality publication from cover to cover, and it is very gratifying that you would include that wonderfully written article on my dad (“With a Camera in the Sky: Samuel W. Kuhnert, Aerial Photographer“) in the summer issue of your outstanding magazine. There is, of course, family pride involved, but I have always been proud of Pennsylvania’s history and have always boasted about its capitol – both city and building. Thank you again.
Robert E. Kuhnert
Dayton, Ohio
Your lead article about Sam Kuhnert’s aerial photography in the summer edition is one I enjoyed with relish. May we see more of the like? The authors stated that his family “donated his entire collection” to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and that it “contains most major towns ” near Harrisburg. I would be interested in obtaining views he made of Carlisle. Is this possible?
M. A. Calaman
Carlisle, Pa.
The Kuhnert Collection, numbering six thousand pieces, is open for public research by visiting the search room of the State Archives, adjacent to The State Museum of Pennsylvania in center-city Harrisburg. The aerial views are arranged alphabetically by the names of tire towns, and reproductions are available for a modest fee. Visiting hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 4:45 P.M. For additional information, write: Pennsylvania State Archives, P.O. Box I026, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026; or telephone (717) 783-3281.
Research Query
Thank you very much for printing my query in the “Mailbox” department in the summer 1985 edition. The results helped me write an article entitled “Nothing Seemed Impossible: Frank N. Moore and the Mineral Cities Railway” in the July 1986 issue of the Missouri Historical Review. Your kind assistance made my job easier. Thanks again!
Robert E. Smith
Joplin, Mo.
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Articles
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Eric A. Bishop
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Two inaccuracies were missed by the editorial staff in the summer edition. In the caption on page 27 (“Celebrating a Century and a Half“), Pulpit- Rocks near Huntingdon are four hundred million years old, not four hundred. In “Eagles Mere: Of Cottages and Kings” (page 19), the beautiful lake resort is two thousand feet above sea level, not two thousand miles. We regret these errors.
