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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.179.001
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Dark Brown Leather, Tan Suede, Stitched Seat. Red, Blue, Green, and Cream Woven Girth. Quilted Padding Underneath. Tulip Motif Painted on Saddle in Red, Green and Brown. Maker's Mark - 'H. Pinkerton, Maker, Lancaster'
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To - Landis, Bertha Lefever
To - James Buchanan Foundation LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1860
Made By
Pinkerton, H.
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subcategory
Land Transportation -- Accessory
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Sidesaddle
Material
Leather/Cloth/Metal/Straw
Height (in)
23
Length (in)
23
Width (in)
14.5
Dimension Details
length between horns 10 5/8'
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-06-14
Object ID
W.1935.179.001
Notes
Sidesaddle Accession Record contains a photograph of engraving 'General Grant & His Family', that was used when sidesaddle was on exhibit (1989)
Photo of saddle was taken at the White House ca. 1860 on one of Harriet Lane's horses.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Miss Bertha Lefevre Landis, Granddaughter of John Reynolds
Accession Number
W.1935.179
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
2018.007.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire straight-front sideboard with crotch-grain veneered oblong gallery. The upper front has a shallow overhang with a wide center drawer and two replacement glass pulls. Front also has two end drawers with original spiral cut glass pulls. Below the frieze is a double-door cupboard flanked by single door cupboards faced with crotch-grain veneer with slightly sunk oblong panels, each fitted with brass-keyhole surrounds. The freeze surmounts four turned and reeded pilasters with bull-nose trim along the apron. The piece stands on eight turned legs terminating on bun feet.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To Harriet Lane Johnston
Purchased by Julius Friedrick Sachse at a Lancaster Auction
Bequeathed to Samuel B. Sadtler, Great Grandson to Mr. Sachse
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1856
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Sideboard
Material
Pine, Mahogany Veneer
Height (cm)
114.935
Height (ft)
3.7708333333
Height (in)
45.25
Length (cm)
185.42
Length (ft)
6.0833333333
Length (in)
73
Width (cm)
59.69
Width (ft)
1.9583333333
Width (in)
23.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-02-17
Condition Notes
Several pieces of veneer missing.
Object ID
2018.007.001
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2018.007
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Elliott Eskridge Lane
Object ID
Inv 1857 F002 L
Date Range
1857
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Elliott Eskridge Lane
Description
Estate inventory of Elliott Eskridge Lane
Date Range
1857
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0076
People
Lane, Elliott Eskridge
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Estate inventories
Probate records
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1857 F002 L
Box Number
076
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John N. Lane
Object ID
Inv 1856 F008 L
Date Range
1856
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John N. Lane
Description
Estate inventory of John N. Lane
Date Range
1856
Creation Date
1856
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0076
People
Lane, John N.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate inventories
Probate records
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1856 F008 L
Box Number
076
Additional Notes
1 item, 15 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators' account for Elliott Eskridge Lane
Object ID
AdAcct 1858 F004 L
Date Range
1858
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators' account for Elliott Eskridge Lane
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1858
Creation Date
1858
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
ArchivesWest
Storage Container
Box 0230
People
Lane, Elliott Eskridge
Lane, James Buchanan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Administrators' accounts
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Probate records
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1858 F004 L
Box Number
230
Additional Notes
Lane, James B. Administrator.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
3-02-01-31
Date Range
January 3, 1904
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster High School Orchestra All persons are listed according to the instrument they played. All selections performed during 3 year period and history of music department also on back of print. Persons listed are: First violins: Herbert G. Waitz, James T. Lane, John L. warfel, Raymond L. Myres, Herbert Smeltz, Anna H. Watt, Sarah Lutz, Irene Ranck, Marguerite Herr. Second Violins: Eugene W. Fickes, Morris Cohn, Wm. W. H--n,Chas. P. Weise, Charles Mehl, Frank J. Everts, Gertrude Leachy, Mabel W. Patterson, Amelia L. Aukamp, Nellie Hoopes, Anna Rorher, Agusta Cox. Violas: Eva H. Thorbahn, Walter H. Leaman,Michael Felser. Cello: J. Stuart Thorbahn Bass: Don W. Gorrecht Oboe: Albert C. Peterson Flute:A--- Mohring Piccolo: Karl Gorrecht Clarionets: Jennie Moring, Wm. F. Myers, Fred Z. Haldy, Walter K. Swords Cornets: William G. Trost, John W. Eckenrode, Winfred Daniels, Fred K. Freund French Horn: Clarence H. Smith Drums: William D. Bowers, George W. Banzhoff Piano: Cora Fisher Instructor and Leader: Prof. Carl Thobahn
Date Range
January 3, 1904
Creator
Saylor, B. Frank
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Aukamp, Amelia L.
Banzhoff, George W.
Bowers, William D.
Cohn, Morris
Cox, Augusta
Daniels, Winfred
Eckenrode, John W.
Everts, Frank J.
Feldser, Michael
Fickes, Eugene W.
Fisher, Cora
Freund, Fred K.
Gorrecht, Don W.
Gorrecht, Karl
Haldy, Fred Z.
Herr, Marguerite E.
Hoopes, Nellie
Horn, William W.
Lane, James T.
Leachy, Gertrude
Leaman, Walter H.
Lutz, Sarah
Mehl, Charles
Mohring, A.
Mohring, Jennie
Myers, Raymond L.
Myers, William F.
Patterson, Mabel W.
Peterson, Albert C.
Ranck, Irene
Rohrer, Anna
Smeltz, Herbert
Smith, Clarence H.
Swords, Walter K.
Thorbahn, Carl
Thorbahn, Eva H.
Thorbahn, J. Stewart
Trost, William G.
Waitz, Herbert G.
Warfel, John L.
Watt, Anna H.
Weise, Chas. P.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Classification
Education
Music
Search Terms
Bands (Music)
Lancaster High School Orchestra
Musical groups
Musical instruments
Students
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
20 x 14 inches
Object ID
3-02-01-31
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Collection
Dillman Bomberger Collection
Object ID
DB-01-02-48
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Dillman Bomberger Collection
Description
Lancaster Theological Seminary, West James Street, Lancaster
Provenance
Gift of Jim Tshudy. Bought at auction from Bomberger family in Lititz.
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1915
Creator
Bomberger, Dillman Randolph
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Churches
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Seminaries
West James Street
Snow
Winter
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
DB-01-02-48
Notes
Dillman R. Bomberger (December 15, 1879 - 1944) was a schoolteacher and photographer who was born near Lexington, Elizabeth Township. He worked as a schoolteacher in Elizabeth Township and by 1910 was working as a bookkeeper for Bayonne Steel Casting Company in Reading, PA. He married Aimee Brubaker in 1910 and had two children: Verna and David.
The photographs in this collection are mostly of family or friends and locations in the Elizabeth Township, Warwick Township and Lititz area.
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
3-05-01-04
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Norris D. Alexander's Water Wagons with driver and horses on West James Street with Theological Seminary in rear. Mr. Alexander had a city contract for sprinkling dusty streets.
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1907
Creator
Killian, George
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Alexander, Norris D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Streets
West James Street
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
9.5 x 8.5 inches
Dimention Details
Photograph on 15 x 12.5 inch cardstock
Object ID
3-05-01-04
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
3-05-01-07
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Norris D. Alexander's Water Wagons with driver and horses on W. James St.. Mr. Alexander had a city contract for sprinkling dusty streets.
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1907
Creator
Killian, George
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Alexander, Norris D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
West James Street
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Horses
Wagons
Streets
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
15 x 12.5 inches
Object ID
3-05-01-07
Images
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-012-027
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wheatland Hotel
Year Range From
1908
Year Range To
1910
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Written Communication T&E
Search Terms
Hotels
Wheatland Hotel
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
I Steinfeldt, Lancaster, Pa.
Object ID
911-012-027
Additional Notes
Dear Friend,
Was very glad to hear from you. Saw our pictures at Anna's home. They are all good but me. I told my mother that I spoil the whole tihng. I would not mind if I would a few.
Mabel
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Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Franklin and Marshall College, Watts De Peyster Library.
Object ID
D-01-01-47
Date Range
c. 1905
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Franklin and Marshall College, Watts De Peyster Library.
Description
Franklin and Marshall College, Watts De Peyster Library.
Date Range
c. 1905
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Franklin and Marshall College
Watts De Peyster Library
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
7 x 5 inches
Print Size
7 x 5 inches
Object ID
D-01-01-47
Negative Number
yes (glass)
Other Number
1 ?
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-02-02
Date Range
c. 1905
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Grace Lutheran Church. Note watering trough along East James Street.
Date Range
c. 1905
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Grace Lutheran Church
North Queen Street
East James Street
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
2-07-02-02
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
3-05-01-05
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Norris D. Alexander's Water Wagons with driver and horses on W. James St. with Theological Seminary in rear. Mr. Alexander had a city contract for sprinkling dusty streets.
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1907
Creator
Killian, George
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Alexander, Norris D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
West James Street
Streets
Horses
Wagons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
15 x 12.5 inches
Object ID
3-05-01-05
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
3-05-01-06
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Norris D. Alexander's Water Wagons with driver and horses on W. James St.. Mr. Alexander had a city contract for sprinkling dusty streets.
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1907
Creator
Killian, George
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Alexander, Norris D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Horses
Wagons
Streets
West James Street
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
15 x 12.5 inches
Object ID
3-05-01-06
Images
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #081
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Eberman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Bridges
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #081
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 2, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Bridges.
Payment of interest on loan to purchase Witmer's bridge.
Eberman, John. Cashier, Farmers Bank .
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #028
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Livergood, Henry
Search Terms
Courthouses
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #028
Box Number
011
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for assessor's duties, Lancaster Twp.
Livergood, Henry.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #006
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Eberman, John
Search Terms
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Courthouses
Bridges
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #006
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/28.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Interest payment on the mortgage for Witmer's Bridge.
Farmers Bank of Lancaster, Eberman, John, cashier.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Lancaster City and County Scenes Album
Object ID
A-34-01-77
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster City and County Scenes Album
Description
View of Lancaster taken from Zion Lutheran Church steeple, by moonlight. Shows Trinity Lutheran Church, the county courthouse and St. James Episcopal Church.
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1905
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lancaster County Courthouse
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-34-01-77
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Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Object ID
MAR 1851 F015 ML
Date Range
1851/03
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Date Range
1851/03
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Gemperling, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Churches
Contractors
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
Lancaster
Liens
Mechanics' liens
Reneker and Osman
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Claim
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1851 F015 ML
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Reneker & Orman. Contractor. Second Defendant.
Trustees of the English Presbyterian Church of Lancaster.
Gemperling, John. Contractor.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 01-00 0202
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Object ID
MAR 1851 F016 ML
Date Range
1851/03
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Date Range
1851/03
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Miller, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Churches
Contractors
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
Lancaster
Liens
Mechanics' liens
Reneker and Osman
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Claim
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1851 F016 ML
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Trustees of the English Presbyterian Church of Lancaster.
Reneker & Orman. Architect, buildier, and contractor. Second Defendant.
Building.
Miller, William. Contractor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 01-00 0202
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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