Miniature portrait of Hiram B. Swarr by J. Henry Brown. Oval image of Swarr is surrounded by a red velvet oval contained in a rectangular gold-colored plaster frame. Portrait is held into place by two pins. Portrait is of a man in a white shirt and black coat, with bow tie; curly brown hair, beard with no moustache; eyeglasses. Part of a set with 2021.029.002 (Frances O. Swarr). typed label on back identifies subject and artist. Framed by Wunderly Brothers, Pittsburgh.
John Henry Brown's career began in Philadelphia in 1845, where he painted most of his sitters. Brown often preferred to take daguerreotypes of his sitters and use those as guides for his miniatures, rather than having the person sit for him. He claimed it was easier to work from a small image than from a life-size model. (Smithsonian)
Provenance
Part of a collection of 109 letters, documents and 3 clippings saved by Hiram B. Swarr, Attorney & Co-Executor for the estate of James Buchanan.
Walnut Hill School, c. 1939. First row: Ruth Shenk, Mary Frey, Helen Kauffman, Kenneth Witmer, Grace Breneman, Mildred Frey, Marian Urban, Betty Orbank. Second row: Charles Roberts, Robert Witmer, Leroy Kauffman, Russel Frey, Hilda Rice, Marty Breneman, Anna Rice. Third row: Emma Breneman, Paul Witmer, Roy Kreider, Glenn Kauffman, Ruth Urban, Ivan Rice, Richard Witmer, Susie Hess. Fourth row: Elvin Sauders, Earl Breneman, Bill Rice, Ruth Breneman, Ida Hess, John Kauffman, Elizabeth Drum (teacher).
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Walnut Hill School, 1933. First row: Steve Hecimovich, Kenneth Witmer, Leroy Kauffman, ?, Marty Breneman, Robert Witmer, Russel Frey. Second row: Charles Roberts, Richard Witmer, Roy Kreider, Elvin Sauder, Earl Breneman, Glenn Kauffman, John Kauffman, Ivan Rice, Paul Witmer. Third row: Vicki Urban, Betty Orbank, Violet Hecimovich, HIlda Rice, Susie Hess, Emma Breneman, Anna Rice, Mildred Frey, Mary Frey. Fourth row: Marian Urban, Willis Rice, Ida Hess, John Urban, Theda Groff, Nicholas Hecimovich, Ruth Breneman, Dorothy Witmer, Elizabeth Drum (teacher).
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.