Ink print on paper. Drawing of Penn Square looking toward N. Queen St. The Soldiers' Monument in the left foreground is surrounded by women in long dresses, bonnets; some with umbrellas/parasols; men wearing hats.Wagons and horses stand in the lower right. The dome of the courthouse is in the background on the right.
Year Range From
1874
Year Range To
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Print
Height (cm)
27.94
Height (ft)
0.9166666667
Height (in)
11
Width (cm)
30.48
Width (ft)
1
Width (in)
12
Dimension Details
The print is within a margin and measures 8.875 " wide x 7.5 " high.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Brown on edges. 1/2-inch tear on lower right edge. On reverse, brown on top 2 to 3 inches; also brown on lower left. Some spotting on lower right.
Profile of an older African-American man in jacket, vest and tie, by W. H. Tevis for Capt Barr, August 19, 1894. Color profile is in a cut-out circle pasted onto a gold-rimmed stiff card (size of a cabinet card). On reverse, written in pen: "by W.H. Tevis / Aug. 19/1897 / for Capt. Barr".
Portrait of "Aunt Rachel" an African-American woman
Description
Color profile portrait of a Black (African-American) woman wearing a red head scarf tied beneath her neck. Wearing pink top with white collar. "AUNT RACHEL" written in pencil beneath profile.. In lower right, on profile: "WHT-1897".
On reverse,written in pencil: "Capt Barr./from W.H. Tevis/Aug 24-1897"
