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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1959.002
Date Range
1780-1820
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Collection
History Collection
Description
Dispatch case of Major John Hubley; walnut construction.
On top, inlay shell in an oval with green background, all within an 2 fine-line band border. Metal outlined key on front center. 2 movable metal handles, one on each end. Entire wood panel in lid folds out to reveal a mirror secured by a swivel tab. A metal ring for pulling panel down/ Circular inlay designs on green background in center of closed lid portion. Intricate spiral adorn edges of all 8 sections and green felt-lined tray. 2 narrow divisions hold slide-in tops with metal pull rings fit into compartment. Portion that holds 2 small drawers can be lifted out to reveal .5" storage area. The entire lower portion can be lifted out. Bottom covered with black felt.
Date Range
1780-1820
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1820
Last Owner
Hubley, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 30
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Hubley, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Box, Letter
Oither Names
Dispatch Box
Material
Wood
Height (in)
4.75
Width (in)
11.875
Depth (in)
9.5
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Some cracks, scratches, and minor dents.
Object ID
1959.002
Accession Number
1959.002
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Collection
Photography Collection
Object ID
2004.013.3
Date Range
1850-1893
Collection
Photography Collection
Description
Dagguerreotype in leather-covered case. "Albert Swisher" (1830 - 1893)
Date Range
1850-1893
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1893
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Daguerreotype
Material
Wood, Leather, Glass, Iron
Height (in)
3
Length (in)
0.75
Width (in)
2.5
Condition
Fair
Object ID
2004.013.3
Accession Number
2004.013
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Collection
Photography Collection
Object ID
2004.013.4
Date Range
1850-1893
Collection
Photography Collection
Description
Tintype in leather-covered case. "Albert Swisher and Wife Elizabeth McElree Swisher"
Date Range
1850-1893
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1893
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Tintype
Material
Wood, Leather, Glass, Iron
Height (in)
3.75
Length (in)
0.75
Width (in)
3.25
Condition
Fair
Object ID
2004.013.4
Accession Number
2004.013
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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Object ID
1969.026.9
Date Range
1850-1910
Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Description
Tintype reportedly of an engraver from Paradise, PA whose name may have been Landis or Witmer.
Date Range
1850-1910
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1910
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Tintype
Material
Tin
Condition
Good
Object ID
1969.026.9
Accession Number
1969.026
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Self Portrait
Object ID
2005.028
Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Self Portrait
Description
Daguerreotype, Self Portrait of/by J. Houston Mifflin seated as painter in front of portrait of a lady, circa 1845
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1855
Creator
Mifflin, J. Houston
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Daguerreotype
Condition
Good
Object ID
2005.028
Accession Number
2005.028
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Object ID
1908.002
Date Range
1830-1854
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Description
Domed lid sheet iron box with wire bail handle. Painted black with red border lines and painted drapery ornament in gold.
Label on interior connects box to documents relating to the Asiatic cholera epidemic in Columbia in 1854.
label on side reads, "Francis X. Reuss Collection"
Date Range
1830-1854
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
cholera
Object Name
Box, File
Material
Sheet Iron
Height (in)
6.25
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Broken Latch
Object ID
1908.002
Accession Number
1908.002
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Collection
History Collection: Person, John Fulton Reynolds
Object ID
2002.128
Date Range
June 22, 1851
Collection
History Collection: Person, John Fulton Reynolds
Description
Framed diploma of John Fulton Reynolds from West Point, June 22nd, 1851.
Date Range
June 22, 1851
Year Range From
1851
Year Range To
1851
People
Reynolds, John Fulton
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Diploma
Material
Paper
Height (in)
19
Width (in)
16.125
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.128
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