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Tulip ware of the Pennsylvania-German potters : an historical sketch of the art of slip-decoration in the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8233
Author
Barber, Edwin Atlee,
Date of Publication
c1903.
Call Number
738 B234
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by Edwin Atlee Barber : with nearly 100 illustrations.
Author
Barber, Edwin Atlee,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art,
Date of Publication
c1903.
Physical Description
233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Pottery - Pennsylvania.
Folk art - Pennsylvania.
Arts and crafts - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
738 B234
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Pennsylvania Dutch art

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8243
Author
Adams, Ruth Constance,
Date of Publication
[1950]
Call Number
745 A216
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Author
Adams, Ruth Constance,
Place of Publication
Cleveland
Publisher
World Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1950]
Physical Description
64 p. illus., col. plates. 20 cm.
Series
The American arts library, 1582
Subjects
Folk art - Pennsylvania.
Art, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745 A216
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The Pennsylvania barn

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8259
Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Date of Publication
[1955]
Call Number
690 S559
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by Alfred L. Shoemaker [and others]
Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center
Date of Publication
[1955]
Physical Description
96 p. illus. 30 cm.
Subjects
Barns - Pennsylvania.
Farm buildings - Pennsylvania.
Folk art - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Yoder, Don.
Kauffman, Henry J.
Stair, William J.
Dieffenbach, Victor C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
690 S559
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Down the Eastern and up the Black Brandywine

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8274
Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Date of Publication
1906.
Call Number
974.813 M141d
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by Wilmer W. Mac Elree.
Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Place of Publication
[West Chester, Pa
Publisher
F. S. Hickman, printer]
Date of Publication
1906.
Physical Description
176 p. col. front., illus., plates. 28 cm.
Summary
The author gives a tour of this area in Chester County , PA, as it was in the early 1900's.
Subjects
Brandywine Creek.
Chester County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 M141d
Websites
https://archive.org/details/downeasternupbla00mace/page/n6
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Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Maryland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8354
Date of Publication
1907.
Call Number
975.2 U58
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Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Government Printing Office,
Date of Publication
1907.
Physical Description
189 p. : ill. (map) ; 29 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, S.N.D. North, Director.
Includes index.
Summary
Roster of heads of families in 1790, so far as can be shown from records of the Census Office. The returns for Deleware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia were destroyed by fire in 1814. --Cf. introd.
Subjects
Maryland - Census, 1790.
Maryland - Genealogy - Sources.
United States - Census, 1st, 1790.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Census Office.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 U58
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Pennsylvania German riddles and nursery rhymes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8434
Author
Stoudt, John Baer,
Date of Publication
1907?
Call Number
430 S889
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Author
Stoudt, John Baer,
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Ma
Publisher
The Folklore Society of America,
Date of Publication
1907?
Physical Description
113 - 121 pp. , 24 cm.
Notes
In:Journal of American Folk-lore, v. 19, no. 73 1907?
Subjects
Pennsylvania German dialect.
Pennsylvania German literature.
German American wit and humor - Pennsylvania.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Humor.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
430 S889
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Catalogue of sash, doors, blinds, stair-work, frames, store fronts, porch designs, brackets, blocks, porch-work, parquetry flooring, etc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8444
Corporate Author
Saint Louis Sash and Door Works (Firm)
Date of Publication
1900.
Call Number
721 R682
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Responsibility
St. Louis Sash and Door Works.
Corporate Author
Saint Louis Sash and Door Works (Firm)
Place of Publication
Saint Louis
Publisher
The Firm,
Date of Publication
1900.
Physical Description
491 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Also Western edition of National moulding book".
On cover: Rock Island Sash & Door Works, Rock Island, Ill.
Subjects
Millwork (Woodwork)
Architecture
Decorative Arts
Woodwork
Additional Corporate Author
Rock Island Sash & Door Works (Firm).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
721 R682
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Bennington pottery and porcelain; a guide to identification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8448
Author
Barret, Richard Carter.
Date of Publication
[1958]
Call Number
738 B273
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Halftone photos. by Lloyd Oppenheimer.
Author
Barret, Richard Carter.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Date of Publication
[1958]
Physical Description
342 p. illus. (part col.) 28 cm.
Subjects
Pottery - Vermont - Bennington.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
738 B273
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Tribute to old Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8486
Author
Riddle, William,
Date of Publication
1908
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by William Riddle.
Author
Riddle, William,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[[40]-46 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 1
Summary
A lengthy poem written in 1908 that praises the city of Lancaster, Pa.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Poetry.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 1 (1908), p. 40-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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Mishler's "ten-hour" house

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Author
Metzger, T. Warren.
Date of Publication
1908
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Responsibility
by T. Warren Metzger.
Author
Metzger, T. Warren.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
47-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 1
Summary
Article describes Dr. Benjamin Mishler's construction of a house in 10 hours on south Prince street in 1873. He had earlier built houses in similar speedy builds. These were apparently publicized events. The writer identifies Mishler as the maker of the "farfamed Mishler's Bitters."
Subjects
Mishler, Benjamin, - 1814-1876.
Ten-hour House (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 1 (1908), p. 47-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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