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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2001.008
Date Range
1976
Collection
History Collection
Description
1776-1976 bicentennial commemorative Conestoga Valley plate. White earthenware body with brown transferprint. Front features map of the Conestoga Valley in center surrounded by different buildings and scenes. Back has story of bicentennial printed in green along with maker's mark.
Date Range
1976
Year Range From
1976
Year Range To
1976
Made By
Kettlesprings Kilns
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 7
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
bicentennial
Conestoga Valley
Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Material
Clay
Diameter (in)
10
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
3/16" chip in rim front.
Object ID
2001.008
Place of Origin
Alliance, Ohio
Usage
W. L. Zimmerman & Sons, Intercourse, PA
Accession Number
2001.008
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2002.109.1
Date Range
October 7-8,1989
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Collection
History Collection
Description
White porcelain commemorative plate with black printed image of Colemanville Bridge. Surrounded by, "3rd International Volksmarch / Pequea, Pennsylvania"; "IVV / AVA"; "7 - 8 October 1989 / Penn Dutch Pacers"; signature, "G. Robert Wagner"
Date Range
October 7-8,1989
Year Range From
1989
Year Range To
1989
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 7
People
Wagner, Robert G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Colemanville Covered Bridge
Pequea Twp.
Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Material
Porcelain
Height (in)
0.5
Diameter (in)
7.75
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
A folder in the archives, "1989 Volksmarch Commemorative Plate" was found, but contained no information regarding the plate.
Object ID
2002.109.1
Images
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Porcelain commemorative plate
Object ID
2002.108
  1 image  
Collection
History Collection
Title
Porcelain commemorative plate
Description
Porcelain commemorative plate with hand-painted image of "Wheatland, Home of President Buchanan" Gilded border at edge of painting and edge of plate, band of pink 1" form edge.
On Reverse, "Made for M.T. Garvin & Co, Lancaster, PA"
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 7
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Material
Porcelain
Height (in)
0.5
Diameter (in)
6.75
Object ID
2002.108
Images
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2002.196
Date Range
1908
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative Medal. Seal of Lancaster City on one side; "J. P. McCaskey - Mayor - Fifty Years a Teacher - 1908" on reverse.
Date Range
1908
Year Range From
1908
Year Range To
1908
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Object ID
2002.196
Accession Number
2002.196
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1975.014.1
Date Range
1908
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative Medal. Seal of Lancaster City on one side; "J. P. McCaskey - Mayor - Fifty Years a Teacher - 1908" on reverse.
McCaskey quit teaching boys in Lancaster City when Lancastrians elected him mayor in 1906.
When he ran for re-election in 1908, McCaskey paid the Philadelphia Mint to make 6,000 campaign medals in bronze. He handed them out around town.
Date Range
1908
Year Range From
1908
Year Range To
1908
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Object ID
1975.014.1
Accession Number
1975.014
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1975.014.7
Date Range
1909
Collection
History Collection
Description
Fulton National Bank ; Robert Fulton, 1809-1909, Claremont on reverse.
Date Range
1909
Year Range From
1909
Year Range To
1909
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Fulton, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
banks
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Object ID
1975.014.7
Accession Number
1975.014
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1975.014.8
Date Range
1929
Collection
History Collection
Description
Lancaster Farmers Trust; City Seal on Reverse
Date Range
1929
Year Range From
1929
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Object ID
1975.014.8
Accession Number
1975.014
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2003.142
Date Range
1909
  1 image  
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative medal, in leather covered case with velvet interior
Face: image of 3 women, one holding a boat in her lap, cityscape in background, 2 columns frame a bust of Robert Fulton. "Robert Fulton 1765 - 1815" and "First use of steam in navigation on the Hudson River 1807"
Reverse: image of 7 men on board a boat "Discovery of Hudson River by Henry Hudson, A.D. MDCIX, Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm., The American Numismatic Society"
Date Range
1909
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 19
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Silver
Depth (in)
4
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.142
Images
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1998.998
Date Range
1908
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative medal, in leather covered case with velvet interior
Commemorative Medal
Face: bust of J. P. McCaskey, "J.P. McCaskey, Mayor, Fifty Years a Teacher, 1908"
Reverse: image of seal of Lancaster
Date Range
1908
Year Range From
1908
Year Range To
1908
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Bronze
Depth (in)
2.325
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Object ID
1998.998
Accession Number
1998.998
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1997.998.1
Date Range
1997
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative medal, in leather covered case with velvet interior
Commemorative Medal
Face: "Daniel B. Strickler Citizen Soldier (1897-1992)" image of bust of Strickler and Keystone
Reverse: "Red Rose Coin Club Lancaster Pennsylvania, 1997"
Date Range
1997
Year Range From
1997
Year Range To
1997
Made By
Red Rose Coin Club
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
People
Strickler, Daniel B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Silver
Depth (in)
1.75
Diameter (in)
0.25
Condition
Good
Object ID
1997.998.1
Accession Number
1997.998
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