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Penn State Wilkes-Barre historical photo

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This historical photo, taken by photographer J. C. Maugans, provides a glimpse into what The Wilkes-Barre Record called "a garden park" in 1934, when what would become the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus was the vacation home of coal baron John Conyngham and his wife Bertha.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre historical photo

Penn State Wilkes-Barre historical photo

This historical photo, taken by photographer J.C. Maugans in 1934, shows the walkway through the wooded acreage leading to the iconic Hayfield House, which at the time boasted two of every native Pennsylvania tree, originally planted by coal baron John Conyngham.