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August 20, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 20, 2026

Old and Up the River... old-river A BUGGY RIDE ON BAXTER AVENUE in Confluence, Pennsylvania is pictured on Friday, October 15, 1948. It was part of...

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August 13, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 13, 2026

Old and Up the River... Bakery2 PANCOASTS BAKERY is pictured on Latrobe Avenue in Confluence, Pennsylvania. Mother Elizabeth Pancoast (1848-1913) was the proprietor. Samuel Downs (1880-1955)...

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August 6, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 6, 2026 – Oops

Opps Ooops, Forgot Something... Photo Add to Photoshop Extension Antagony Opens at Tissue Farm: Oreen Cohen Brings Monumental Paintings and Sculpture to Confluence (https://newsandviews.info/antagony-opens-at-tissue-farm-oreen-cohen-brings-monumental-paintings-and-sculpture-to-confluence/) August 5,...

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August 6, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 6, 2026

Old and Up the River... history1 THOMAS ROSS BROWN (June 10, 1857-December 3, 1941) is pictured with his beloved daughter Frances “Fannie” Etta Brown Treutle (November...

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July 30, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ July 30, 2026

Old and Up the River... beggsKurtz ELLIOTT BEGGS (1888-1965) (Left) sits with LAWRENCE KURTZ (November 22, 1901-January 25, 1976) (Right) in a cemetery. Well-dressed with fedoras,...

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July 23, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ July 23, 2026

Old and Up the River... hugart Hughart Street curves into Latrobe Avenue in this aerial photograph of Confluence, Pennsylvania, taken around 1912. This image is a...

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July 16, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ July 16, 2026

Old and Up the River... McKERAHAN A photograph by Thomas Herbert McKerahan Jr. is presented here. McKerahan is the photographer, not a subject in the image....

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July 9, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ July 9, 2026

Old and Up the River... 1973 This one is 1973, the year Confluence turned 100. The banner across the storefronts sets the date: Confluence Centennial, August...

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July 2, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ July 2, 2026

Old and Up the River... Gobble 1964 TURKEYFOOT RAMS VARSITY CHEERLEADERS pose outside flanked around Captain Ida Mae Clark. They rallied the crowds in a perfect...

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June 25, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ June 25, 2026

Old and Up the River... logan place Add to Photoshop Extension Logan Place, Confluence, Pennsylvania (Colorized) is the image featured on this vintage postcard. The postcard...

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June 18, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ June 18, 2026

Old and Up the River... ursina It doesn't list the amount of the "reduced fare", but I can't help but wonder how much it cost to...

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June 11, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ June 11, 2026

Old and Up the River... jersey THE JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Built 1877) in Ursina, Pennsylvania, is pictured in the early 1900s. Photo courtesy of the Turkeyfoot...

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