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Collection
Gun Collection
Title
Henry Gibbs Long Rifle
Object ID
2021.020.001
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Collection
Gun Collection
Title
Henry Gibbs Long Rifle
Description
Pennsylvania Long Rifle; percussion cap; curly maple stock; iron barrel stamped "H. GIBBS" on top of barrel. Brass fittings and patch box. Some rust on iron and brass parts. Approximately .40 caliber muzzle. 44" barrel with an overall length of 61 inches.
See notes for information on Gibbs.
Provenance
Purchased by donor (Walt Dunlap) at auction in Lancaster County in 1956.
Year Range From
1812
Year Range To
1880
Made By
Gibbs, Henry
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 27
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
People
Gibbs, Henry
Search Terms
Pennsylvania Rifles
Long rifles
Rifles
Object Name
Rifle, Long
Material
Wood, Brass, Steel
Height (cm)
10.16
Height (ft)
0.3333333333
Height (in)
4
Length (cm)
154.94
Length (ft)
5.0833333333
Length (in)
61
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Some rust or iron and brass parts.
Object ID
2021.020.001
Notes
Henry Gibb Sr. and his son Henry Gibb were Lancaster City gunsmiths active for most of the nineteenth century. The father from 1812 until 1843 and the son from 1843 until 1880.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.020
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Collection
Warfel Family Photograph Collection
Object ID
WF-01-08-15
Date Range
February 20, 1918
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Warfel Family Photograph Collection
Description
Company A, 319 F. S. at Camp Sherman near Chillicothe, Ohio. John L. Warfel and Captain Pratt are identified.
Provenance
Gift of Christopher J. Bachler
Date Range
February 20, 1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Warfel, John L.
Studio
R. E. Wagner Co.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Military
United States Army
World War I
Place
Ohio
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 34 inches
Object ID
WF-01-08-15
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Collection
Henry Kauffman Photograph Collection
Object ID
HK-02-14-59
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Henry Kauffman Photograph Collection
Description
Obverse and reverse sides of a brass patch box for a kenturcky rifle signed by the maker, Henry Boulton, Pennsylvania. Signed parts of this type are extremely rare.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Boulton, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Patch boxes
Rifles
Kentucky Rifles
Brass
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
HK-02-14-59
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-02-36
Date Range
May 25, 1918
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Pennsylvania Railroad station along East Chestnut Street, soldiers leaving during World War I.
Date Range
May 25, 1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad stations
East Chestnut Street
Military
World War I
Railroads
Trains
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
35 mm
Print Size
5 x 3.5 inches
Object ID
2-07-02-36
Negative Number
yes
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Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster Fencibles in parade formation near old City Hall, c. 1857.
Object ID
D-07-03-59
Date Range
July 26, 1920
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster Fencibles in parade formation near old City Hall, c. 1857.
Description
Lancaster Fencibles in parade formation near old City Hall, c. 1857. Customer: John Rengier.
Date Range
July 26, 1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rengier, John
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Classification
Military
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
7 x 5 inches
Print Size
7 x 5 inches
Object ID
D-07-03-59
Other Number
459-473
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
3-12-01-01
Date Range
1976
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Bicentennial Traveling Photo Contest Winners. "Destiny of Freedom" - Gravestone of Revolutionary War officer, Steven Chambers, with rifle and flag.
Date Range
1976
Creator
Adams, Darlene
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Classification
Military
Cemeteries
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
20 x 16 inches
Object ID
3-12-01-01
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
4-01-01-03
Date Range
November 1913
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Brigadier General H. L. Scott and 1st Squadron 12th U. S. Cavalry, which accompanied him to the Navaho Indian Reservation. Panoramic print.
Date Range
November 1913
Creator
Tunnell, Orville Arthur
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Military
World War I
Place
El Paso, Texas
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
36 x 7 inches
Object ID
4-01-01-03
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
4-01-01-06
Date Range
1916
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Pennsylvania Division, Fourth Regiment, Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas. Panoramic print.
Date Range
1916
Creator
Medley, Joseph Urban Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Military
World War I
Place
El Paso, Texas
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
50 x 10 inches
Object ID
4-01-01-06
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
4-01-01-05
Date Range
April 1919
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Ambulance Company 111, LeMans, France
Date Range
April 1919
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Ewing, Inc.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Military
World War I
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
34 x 10 inches
Object ID
4-01-01-05
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
4-01-01-07
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
2nd U. S. Detachment, Bowman Technical School, Commanding Officer: Don C. Allen. Panoramic print.
Creator
Wolf, George
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Military
World War I
Bowman Technical School
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
45 x 10 inches
Object ID
4-01-01-07
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