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Old glass slide of the Franklin quarry showing the horizontal beds of slate.

This photo was taken from an old steroscope, guessing approximately 1900 by the look of the buildings and the fact that the Presbyterian Church still has its steeple.

This is the photo that appeared in the Allentown Morning-Call newspaper with this caption: It was quite a mess when 31 cars of a Lehigh Valley freight train jumped the tracks at Slatington, Pa. Some of the cars did heavy damage to the freight…

Bittner house in the background.

As kids we walked all over the sight picking up pieces of debris.