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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
Subject Headings: Letters Minutes (Records) Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.) Posters Railroads Rates and tolls Reading & Columbia Railroad Company Street-railroads Trolley cars Search Terms: Adamstown Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County Blueprints
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Description
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Date Range
1819-1977
Year Range From
1819
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1819-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bitner, John R.
Boardman, Harris
Bowman, John Jacob
Boyer, Zaccur Prall
Cirt, Anna N.
Griest, William Walton
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Kemrer, Clarence M.
Knapp, Walter
Kreider, Kate
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner
McClellan, Oliver Eldridge
Royer, David
Shuman, James P.
Wohlsen, Anna
Wohlsen, Peter
Subjects
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.)
Posters
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading & Columbia Railroad Company
Street-railroads
Trolley cars
Search Terms
Adamstown
Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Blueprints
Booklets
Brochures
Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Center Square Road Station
Chestnut Street
Christiana
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad
Conestoga Traction Company
Conestoga Transportation Company
Conewago Water and Power Company
Correspondence
Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania
Drawings
Duke Street
East Belt line
East King Street
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Elizabethtown
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata
Express Printing Company
Greeting cards
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
J. G. Brill Company
Kinport Road
Lancaster
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company
Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lititz
Maple Grove
Maps
Marietta Avenue
North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.
Minutes
Mount Joy
Mulberry Street
National Railway Historical Society
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
North End Photo Finishing House
North Lime Street
North Queen Street
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Square
Pequea Twp.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographs
Placards
Substations
President Avenue
Princess Street
Prospect Street
Quarryville
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Receipts
Red Rose Transit Authority
Reports
Roads
Rocky Springs Railroad Company
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Scrapbooks
South Mountain Railroad
South Queen Street
Stock certificates
Susquehanna Railroad
Tickets
Tolls
Trolley car barns
Trolley car yards
Trolley cars
Trolleys
Turnpikes
Walnut Street
WGAL (television station)
Williams Park Station
Willow Street Turnpike
Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
WLAN (radio station)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
York Bus Company
York Fair
York Railway Company
Extent
2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-123
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 September 2021.
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Collection
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Title
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Object ID
MG0268_S02
Date Range
1759-1928
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Collection
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Title
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Description
The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2 was carefully curated by Mr. Slaymaker and contains papers dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. This series is primarily composed of correspondence related to business, railroads, legal affairs, and personal matters. The personal letters are rich in details of social history and genealogy. Legal documents include estate papers for the Fleming, Slaymaker, Leech, and Boyd families. The remaining documents include land surveys, receipts, tickets, accounts, bonds, and wills.
System of Arrangement
The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection is divided into six series according to the original order; Series 1, 2 and 4 have been cataloged and are available for research.
Series 1 Trunk: SRS I and Minnie
Series 2 Document Boxes
Series 3 Family Papers
Series 4 Museum Cases and Metal Box
Series 5 Slaymaker Lock Company Records
Series 6 Papers of Samuel R. Slaymaker II
Date Range
1759-1928
Year Range From
1759
Year Range To
1928
Date of Accumulation
1759-1928
Creator
Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker, 1923-1989
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 07
People
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry Fleming
Slaymaker, Minnie Louise Cohr
Slaymaker, Samuel Cochran, 1828-1894
Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker
Other Creators
Slaymaker family
Subjects
African Americans--History
Business records
Court records
Deeds
Family records
Invitation cards
Legal documents
Letters
Postmasters
Railroads--Pennsylvania
Railroads--Records and correspondence
Real property surveys--Pennsylvania
Kinzers (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Search Terms
Accounts
Business records
Columbia Store
Correspondence
Court records
Deeds
Enslaved persons
Family records
Finding aids
Invitations
Kinzers, Paradise Twp.
Legal documents
Letters
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Postmasters
Railroads
Railroads, Records and correspondence
Reading and Chesapeake Railroad
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Reading, Lancaster and Baltimore Railroad
Real property surveys
Receipts
Salisbury Twp.
White Chimneys
Wilmington and Reading Railroad
Extent
7 boxes, 113 folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0268_S02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also Photograph and Object Collections
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-268, Series 2
Classification
MG0268
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 8 August 2022.
Much of this series was microfilmed by the Pennsylvania State Archives. The microfilmed items are noted within the finding aid and the microfilm is available in LancasterHistory's Research Center.
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The trains of our memory : a history of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1965-2015

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20628
Author
Osborne, Peter,
Edition
1st edition.
Date of Publication
©2016.
Call Number
385 O81
Alternate Title
History of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1965-2015
Responsibility
by Peter Osborne ; foreword by William W. Farkas ; introduction by Kurt R. Bell.
ISBN
9780986030550
0986030554
9780986030543
0986030546
Author
Osborne, Peter,
Edition
1st edition.
Place of Publication
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Yardley Press,
Date of Publication
©2016.
Physical Description
604 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name)
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Railroad - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad museums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Farkas, William W.,
Bell, Kurt R.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 O81
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George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Title
George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Object ID
MG0469
Date Range
1894-1915
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes, 1894-1915 Object ID: MG0469 1 box 2 folders .1 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 11
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Collection
George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Title
George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes
Description
This collection contains employee and veteran passes for the Pennsylvania Railroad that were issued to George M. Ross from 1894-1915.
Date Range
1894-1915
Year Range From
1894
Year Range To
1915
Date of Accumulation
1894-1915
Creator
Miller, Mary Louise
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Creighton, George W.
Heston, Thomas Z.
Long, S. C.
Ross, George M.
Ross, Mary Eisenberger Kline
Sheppard, Frank L.
Wallis, John M.
Subjects
Railroad passes
Railroads--Employees
Search Terms
Conestoga Traction Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Railroad passes
Railroad employees
Extent
1 box, 2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0469
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Carte de visite of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-10)
Photograph of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-11)
Photograph of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-12)
Cabinet card of Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (1-10-04-13)
George W. Ross and three men in front of a shed (1-10-04-14)
Cabinet card of George W. Ross (1-10-04-15)
Photograph of George W. Ross and Mary Eisenberger Kline Ross (2-17-01-01)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George M. Ross Pennsylvania Railroad Passes (MG0469), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2007.MG0469
Other Numbers
MG-469
Classification
MG0469
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 February 2022.
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George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads
Object ID
MG0545_Series04
Date Range
1833-1896
  1 document  
Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads
Description
The documents in MG0545, Series 4 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, including correspondence, invoices and a petition.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1833-1896
Creation Date
1833-1896
Year Range From
1833
Year Range To
1896
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Ihling, Charles C.
Flick, Henry
Zimmerman, John
Subjects
Business records
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad
Invoices
Lancaster (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Search Terms
Business records
Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad
Correspondence
Finding aids
Invoices
Lancaster
Letters
Manuscript groups
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-545, Series 4
Other Number
MG-545, Series 4
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
Collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011.
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The Mount Gretna Railroad war of 1887

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15215
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
2007.
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
p. 136 - 139 : ill ; 23 cm.
Series
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 109, no. 3 (Fall 2007).
Subjects
Cornwall Railroad Company (Cornwall, Pa.)
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad Company (Lebanon, Pa.)
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Mount Gretna Railroad War (1887).
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 109, number 3 (2007), p. 136-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 109
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Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Letter from Samuel T. Lebkicher to brother David M. Lebkicher
Object ID
MG0258_F001_In01
Date Range
1855/05/12
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Collection
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Letter from Samuel T. Lebkicher to brother David M. Lebkicher
Description
Samuel T. Lebkicher to brother David Lebkicher from Freeport, IL, describing train wreck at Elkhart Station during move from Lancaster, PA to Freeport, IL. 12 May 1855.
Date Range
1855/05/12
Creation Date
12 May 1855
Creator
Lebkicher, Samuel Trumbauer, 1834-1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Lebkicher, David McGran
Lebkicher, Samuel Trumbauer
Subjects
Letters
Personal correspondence
Railroad accidents
Railroad trains
Search Terms
Accidents
Correspondence, Personal
Elkhart Station, Elkhart, Indianna
Letters
Railroad accidents
Trains
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0258_F001_In01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b929d84-1c6a-4e1f-8bc2-523672636170
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1998.MG0258
Other Numbers
MG-258
Other Number
MG-258, Folder 1, Insert 1
Classification
MG0258
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by JM. Added to database 16 June 2022
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The Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railroad

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14213
Author
Bitner, Jack.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16, no.3
Responsibility
by Jack Bitner.
Author
Bitner, Jack.
Notes
In: Lebanon County Historical Society publications, v.16, no.3 (1984).
Subjects
Coleman, Robert, - 1784-1825.
Colebrook Valley Railroad (Pa.).
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad (Pa.)
Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railroad (Pa.)
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Additional Author
Lebanon County Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16, no.3
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Rails along the east branch: the Delaware & Northern Railroad

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18166
Author
Ham, John M.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
385 H198
Responsibility
by John M. Ham & Robert K. Bucenec.
Author
Ham, John M.
Place of Publication
Hunter, New York
Publisher
Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Summary
A brief early history traces its beginnings as the Delaware & Eastern. Then the journey continues through reorganization as the Delaware & Northern on to its eventual abandonment. This book includes the planned extension to Schenectady; the Pepacton Reservoir project; the local milk and lumber industries; acid factories; early tourism; connections to the U&D (Ulster and Delaware Railroad) and NYO&W (The New York, Ontario and Western Railway); steam rosters; and the towns served.
Subjects
Delaware and Northern Railroad - History.
Delaware and Eastern Railroad - History.
The Schenectady & Margaretville Railroad - History.
Railroads - New York.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 H198
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from Mrs. Laura Lundgren, librarian at the Lancaster County Historical Society, to Freeman Hubbard, editor of Railroad Magazine
Object ID
MG0096 F020 In02
Date Range
1963/06/20
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from Mrs. Laura Lundgren, librarian at the Lancaster County Historical Society, to Freeman Hubbard, editor of Railroad Magazine
Description
A typed letter from Mrs. Laura Lundgren, librarian at the Lancaster County Historical Society, to Freeman Hubbard, editor of Railroad Magazine. The letter pertains to whether or not James Buchanan was employed by a railroad company at any point in time. Lancaster.
Date Range
1963/06/20
Creator
Lundgren, Laura
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Hubbard, Freeman
Lundgren, Laura May Gross
Subjects
Railroad companies
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Railroad Magazine
Railroad companies
Employment
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
2 items, 2 pages to scan, 28 x 21.5 cm, 14.5 x 11 cm
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F020 In02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 020, Insert 02
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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