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Collection
History Collection: Events
Object ID
1992.008.1
Collection
History Collection: Events
Description
Large, heavy cast iron key marked "LIBBY" in raised letters along the length of shaft.
Libby prison was originally a warehouse located in Richmond, VA that became a prison in 1862, housing Union soldiers.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Keys
Object Name
Key
Material
Iron
Length (in)
7.5
Width (in)
3
Condition
Good
Object ID
1992.008.1
Place of Origin
Richmond, Virginia
Accession Number
1992.008
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Collection
Military Collection: Civil War
Object ID
1995.007.1
Date Range
1865-1920
Collection
Military Collection: Civil War
Description
Leather multi-compartment Wallet. Some remnants of a red printed logo on interior flap. Contained the Civil War discharge papers of William Sweigart, Private, 195th Regiment.
Date Range
1865-1920
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1920
Last Owner
Sweigart, William
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 16
People
Sweigart, William
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Object Name
Wallet
Material
Leather, Cloth
Height (in)
4.5
Width (in)
9.75
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Fair
Object ID
1995.007.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1995.007.1
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Object ID
2002.092.054
Date Range
1890-1920
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Description
Spanish - American War: group of soldiers
Date Range
1890-1920
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Material
Glass, Paper
Height (in)
3.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
0.125
Object ID
2002.092.054
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.092
Images
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Object ID
2002.092.055
Date Range
1890-1920
  1 image  
Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Description
Spanish - American War: soldiers with horse drawn ambulance
Date Range
1890-1920
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Material
Glass, Paper
Height (in)
3.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
0.125
Object ID
2002.092.055
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.092
Images
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Object ID
2002.092.056
Date Range
1890-1920
  1 image  
Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Description
Spanish - American War: group of soldiers
Date Range
1890-1920
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Material
Glass, Paper
Height (in)
3.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
0.125
Object ID
2002.092.056
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.092
Images
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Object ID
2002.092.057
Date Range
1890-1920
  1 image  
Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Description
Spanish - American War:soldiers in front of tents
Date Range
1890-1920
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Material
Glass, Paper
Height (in)
3.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
0.125
Object ID
2002.092.057
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.092
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
2014.024.1-2
Date Range
1898
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Two piece evening gown in black silk with white lace cuffs. Made by House of Worth.
Date Range
1898
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subcategory
Clothing -- Outerwear
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Harriet Lane Johnston
Gowns
House of Worth
Object Name
Gown, Evening
Condition
Good
Object ID
2014.024.1-2
Accession Number
2014.024
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Collection
General Collection
Title
PA. D.A.R. Delegate Ribbon, 1937
Object ID
1943.017.5
Date Range
1937
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Collection
General Collection
Title
PA. D.A.R. Delegate Ribbon, 1937
Description
Ribbon, Blue, with name plate, "Lilian S. Evans" "Delegate / [seal of DAR] / Pennsylvania / State / Conference / Harrisburg / 1937."Print is silver.
Date Range
1937
Year Range From
1937
Year Range To
1937
Last Owner
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
People
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Subcategory
Adornment
Search Terms
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ribbons
Object Name
Ribbon, Membership
Material
Cloth
Length (cm)
13.97
Length (ft)
0.4583333333
Length (in)
5.5
Width (cm)
5.08
Width (ft)
0.1666666667
Width (in)
2
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-09-25
Condition Notes
Minor fringing on lower right tip
Object ID
1943.017.5
Notes
Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
Accession Number
1943.017
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1935
Object ID
1943.017.6
Date Range
1935
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1935
Description
Ribbon, Blue. "Voter / [seal of DAR] / Continental / Congress / N.S.D.A.R. / 1935"
Date Range
1935
Year Range From
1935
Year Range To
1935
Made By
H.L. Wohlfarth, Brentwood, MD.
Last Owner
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
People
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Subcategory
Adornment
Search Terms
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ribbons
Object Name
Ribbon, Membership
Material
Cloth
Length (cm)
14.9225
Length (ft)
0.4895833333
Length (in)
5.875
Width (cm)
5.08
Width (ft)
0.1666666667
Width (in)
2
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-03-07
Object ID
1943.017.6
Notes
Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
Accession Number
1943.017
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Collection
General Collection
Title
D.A.R. Chapter Regent, 1932
Object ID
1943.017.7
Date Range
1932
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Collection
General Collection
Title
D.A.R. Chapter Regent, 1932
Description
Ribbon, White. "Chapter / Regent / [seal of DAR] / Pennsylvania / State / Conference / York / 1932."
Date Range
1932
Year Range From
1932
Year Range To
1932
Made By
H.L. Wohlfarth Badges, Brentwood, MD.
Last Owner
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
People
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Subcategory
Adornment
Search Terms
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ribbons
Object Name
Ribbon, Membership
Material
Cloth
Length (cm)
13.335
Length (ft)
0.4375
Length (in)
5.25
Width (cm)
5.08
Width (ft)
0.1666666667
Width (in)
2
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-03-07
Object ID
1943.017.7
Notes
Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
Accession Number
1943.017
Images
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