1939 Lancaster Bar Association Photo Membership Plaque
Description
Sheet of 1.75 x 1.25 inch black and white portraits of members of the 1939 Lancaster Bar Association mounted on a wooden plaque. Photos begin upper left with J.W. B. Bausman, 1877, and end R.M. Barley, 1939 in lower right corner. Of the 98, two are women: A.E. Mumma, 1925; and S. H. Worthheimer, 1927.
Black and white felt pennant with emblem outlined in white containing a white diamond with 'LHS" in it. '19' is above and '3'3' is below. "Lancaster" appears on the length of the pennant with letter sizes becoming smaller to fit the tapering shape.
Date Range
1933
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0248
Object Name
Pennant
Material
Felt
Dimension Details
Triangular shape: tapers from 14 inches to 0 along 33.5 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-11-20
Condition Notes
Moth holes throughout including along upper and lowe edges. Tip is ragged and almost severed.
Red fabric banner with folded-over open slots at both top and bottom edges. 3 evenly-spaced inch-wide slots at top for fabric ties. All machine stitching is in white thread. Large white letters W, P and A are stitched on an angle from upper left to lower right. A white '2" is stitched in the lower left corner.
The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal program created by President Roosevelt in 1935 to employ millions of Americans in public works projects and arts programs.
Date Range
Circa 1935
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0249
Object Name
Banner
Length (cm)
57.15
Length (ft)
1.875
Length (in)
22.5
Width (cm)
43.4975
Width (ft)
1.4270833333
Width (in)
17.125
Dimension Details
Slots for three ties at top. One empty, one partial tie on left and in middle is a full 17.5-inch-long tie.
