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# Vintage 1916 Original Photograph - Belleville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Bank/Office Interior
**Item Details:**
* **Type:** Original Antique Silver Gelatin / Sepia Toned Photographic Print
* **Date:** March 1916 (Dated exactly by the wall calendar)
* **Location:** Belleville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
* **Overall Dimensions (with Cardboard Mount):** Approx. 10.5" x 8.5"
* **Photo Image Dimensions:** Approx. 7.5" x 5.5"
* **Condition:** Excellent vintage condition for its age. Strong contrast and remarkable clarity. Minor wear, aging, and soft embossing to the surrounding cardboard matting. Please view all photos to inspect details closely.
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### Description
Up for sale is an incredibly rare, historically rich piece of local Central Pennsylvania history. This original, authentic 1916 photograph captures the intimate interior of a bank or local mercantile office in Belleville, PA.
Thanks to crisp focal details, the setting is definitively grounded by a wall calendar from **"The First Bank in Mifflin County on the Roll of Honor of National Banks,"** proudly stamped with the date **March 1916** and the town **Belleville, Pennsylvania**.
The scene beautifully encapsulates rural American life at the turn of the century, featuring:
* **The Inhabitants:** An elderly gentleman in a bowler hat intently reading a newspaper in a wooden spindle-back armchair, and the shop clerk/proprietor logging entries into a large transaction ledger behind the counter.
* **Period Advertisements & Ephemera:** A wall sign for classic **"King Oscar 5ยข Cigars"**, a patriotic framed print of **Betsy Ross**, and a highly detailed stack of local **"Public Sale" agricultural flyers** advertising livestock (including a span of mules, cattle, 10 fine cows, and a boar).
* **Interior Elements:** A framed print titled **"Lancaster Fair Mock Trial"** showing three horses, a vintage wall clock, heavy winter coats hanging on the wood-paneled walls, and a glass-topped display showcase on the bar.
This is a museum-quality candid photograph ideal for collectors of Pennsylvania history, Mifflin County ephemera, antique Americana, or vintage bank and general store interiors.
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### Shipping & Handling
* Shipped securely between heavy sheets of rigid cardboard to ensure it arrives completely flat and undamaged.
* Tracking provided immediately upon shipment.
