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Naphtha Launch

In 1915, John F. Imhoff purchased a Naphtha Launch named 'Alice' from a private party. The transaction appeared in the newspaper: "Hardcastle Brothers had sold their naphtha launch "Alice" to John Imhoff of 103 1/3 Erie Street, Utica". Within a box of photographs I received from…

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Utica & Immigration

The Imhoff’s arrived in Utica some time between 1840 and 1849. This date is approximate and is based on the fact that Caspar Imhoff, the first known Imhoff to arrive in the United States, signed naturalization documents in 1854. At the time the interval between…

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