Charcoal portrait on poster board ('Nat Mat Cardboards').. Drawn from neck up, "Thaddeus Stevens" is looking to the viewer's right. Artist J.A. Jolly has printed his name beneath Stevens' left shoulder. Cut-out printed black uppercase letters are attached beneath the drawing: "THADDEUS STEVENS." The surface appears to have been sprayed with a matte finish.
On reverse, written on taped-on white piece of paper: "Drawn by/ James Arthur Jolly/ April 1967/ 17 Mary St./ Millersville, Pa./Asst. Prof., M.S.C./ Memb. Lanc. Co. Hist. Soc."
On reverse is attached note, "To make sure that the old portrait of Julie Shultz and her father, who has her by the hand shall go into permanent possession of Lancaster County Historical Society
Miss Ella B. Hart who lived with her niece Mary Agnes Schultz when she died at 9 or 11 Shippen Street in 1911 gave it to me with that understanding (gave in the fall of 1935)
Julie was sister of Alexander Shultz who was a tinsmith in Strasburg. He built the house now owned by Robert E. Groh on site of birthplace of Thomas Burroughs.
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.
Medal with image of William F. Brossman on one side and telephones, trucks and northern Lancaster Co. on back - medal is light bronze in color. "Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1867-1944", "fifty Years of Progress"
