Downtown Penn Yan, 1920s

Downtown Penn Yan, 1920s

Downtown Penn Yan streetscape circa early 1920s. Courtesy Richard MacAlpine.

Ingersoll on Blasphemy book

Ingersoll on Blasphemy book

Ingersoll on Blasphemy presents Ingersoll's defense of freethinker Charles B. Reynolds on blasphemy charges.

This copy was owned and inscribed by freethinker Charles Elmendorf of  Penn Yan.

Elmendorf Inscription Inside Book

Elmendorf Inscription Inside Book

Charles Elmendorf inscribed his copy of Ingersoll on Blasphemy on the inside front cover. Presumably the date—May 2, 1888—is when he acquired the volume. This book is displayed at the Ingersoll Museum.

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