Cumberland Supply Company

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.11.16

Description

Cumberland Supply Company (a/k/a Crucible Company Store) in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The Cumberland Supply Company is included on the "Alphabetical List of Charters of Corporations Enrolled in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth: During the Two Years Beginning June 1, 1911, and Ending May 31, 1913" (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1913). To read the full publication, see the Google Books link below. The entry reads: "CUMBERLAND SUPPLY COMPANY - No. 1, R. F. D., Rice's Landing, Pa., August 7, 1912. Capital $5,000. Buying, selling and dealing in dry goods, notions, clothing, rubber goods, hardware, groceries and food supplies and all similar articles of general merchandise by retail." Identifications shared by Cathy Barno, based on information provided by Barbara Fast Aspey: [Left to Right]: BACK ROW - Mabel (Patterson) Stockfish, *Edna (Gwynne) Johnson, Lillian Davidson, Mary Mt. Joy Areford Hart, Mary Ellen (Patterson) Gideon, Pearl Dayton; FRONT ROW: Mike Urbany, John Areford, Frank Ross, Johnny Havanis, J. Vernon Moredock, Harry Rafferty, Mr. Newcomer. *Also identified by Julia Kathryn Johnson who owns the original photograph shared with the Greene Connections Archives Project. Original, no photographer listed.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Gwynne, Edna Mae [1888-1976], Patterson, Mabel [1896-1986], Davidson, Lillian [1879-1976], Patterson, Mary Ellen [1900-1990]

Collection

Pratt-Auld Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1912 - circa 1920

Lexicon

Search Terms

Areford family, Cumberland (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--Business, Davidson family, Gwynne family, Occupations, Patterson family, Rices Landing (Pa.)--Business

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

AULD-AN006-0002

Web Links and URLs

*Alphabetical List of Charters of Corporations Enrolled in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth: During the Two Years Beginning June 1, 1911, and Ending May 31, 1913

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Miscellaneous Series - Pratt-Auld Collection

Notes

The Pratt-Auld Collection has been passed down from all branches of the family over the past three generations to Julia Kathryn Johnson - daughter of James A. Johnson Jr. and Marilyn Joyce Auld, who shared it with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2020-2021. Source Citation: Cumberland Supply Company; circa 1912-1920; item no. AULD-AN006-0002, Miscellaneous Series, Pratt-Auld Collection, shared by Julia Kathryn Johnson, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).