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Formerly located on the east bank of trout Creek just above the Main Street bridge.

I don't think that this is Kern's Dam on Trout Creek, but that's a good enough guess for now until I figure it out.

Looking north towards Lehigh Gap.

This could be the American Legion Post 16 in Slatington basketball team. That is my guess since this postcard was in a lot with other Slatington photos. The American Legion was organized in Slatington in 1919.

Lehigh Valley Champions. There are names written on the back of the postcard.
Top row, left to right: John Roberts, C. F Schoffstall, Robert Prestwood, Chickie Fritzinger, Carl Fritzinger, N. E. Smith, Prof. J. W. Snyder;
Middle Row, left to…

My guess is that this is a Slatington team because it looks like the site of the old baseball field, the "S" on the uniforms, and the other photos in the group were all from Slatington.

This is an image of the Chain Bridge after the 1926 fire. Original postcard, unknown URL.

View Looking East - Henszey's Wrought-Iron Arch Bridge, Spanning Ontelaunee Creek at Kings Road, Wanamakers, Lehigh County, PA The first iron bridge over Trout Creek was a Henszey's bridge, which has been preserved and is now in Central Pa. This…

Passenger station and freight depot for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The railroad reached Slatington in 1856, and that was when the first depot was constructed.