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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1956.010.3
Date Range
March 4, 1921
Collection
General Collection
Description
Set of dark wooden candlesticks. "These candlesticks Mr. William Mellor who was then superintendent of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School Lanc. Pa. - Presented to Judge Charles I. Landis March 4, 1921 ["I give both to the Lancaster Historical Society J(?) Landis"] The Mahoganey is from handrail of stairs in home of The Honorable Thaddeus Stevens ["4th"] South Queen St.
"Mr. William Mellor died Jan 13(?) 1923.
"Hon. Charles I. Landis died Mar 2(?) 1932
"Work executed by one of the school boys"
Date Range
March 4, 1921
Year Range From
1921
Year Range To
1921
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
A2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 02
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
People
Mellor, William
Landis, Charles I.
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Search Terms
Candlesticks
Schools
Stevens and Smith Center
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Object Name
Candlestick
Object ID
1956.010.3
Notes
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Accession Number
1956.010
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Collection
General Collection
Title
1st Communion Certificate
Object ID
2000.001
Date Range
June 1916
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Collection
General Collection
Title
1st Communion Certificate
Description
Half-tone print, "Remembrance of the First Holy Communion" of "John Tragesser / Holy Trinity Church, Columbia, Pa , 11 June 1916." Signed in ink by the pastor (faded and unable to read).
Picture of Jesus Christ holding a glowing circular medallion with a cross and IHS. Distributed by "The Diederich-Schaefer Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (No. 2022); and "Printed in Germany."
gift of Gary Baer
Date Range
June 1916
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1916
Made By
Diederich-Schaefer Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0037
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Holy Trinity Church
Churches
Communions
Object Name
Certificate, First Communion
Material
Paper, Wood
Height (in)
20.75
Width (in)
14.5
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-04-10
Condition Notes
Some small spots and browned along outer edges.
Object ID
2000.001
Place of Origin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Accession Number
2000.001
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-39
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Petition to the Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions from citizens of Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, to have a new road laid out so that they may get to their post office without having to pay a turnpike toll.
The original of this document is in Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, MG-268, Series 2, Box 3, Folder 46.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Court records
Negatives
Petitions
Quarter Sessions
Roads
Salisbury Twp.
Tolls
Turnpikes
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-39
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-08
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Three framed documents: 1. Return of enslaved persons - Abraham Scott, b. February 4, 1795, son of Dinah Scott, belonging to Amos Slaymaker. 2. Letter from G. Washington dated October 7, 1779. 3. Members of Presbyterian Congregation of Pequea, 1795.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Scott, Abraham
Scott, Dinah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Documents
Enslaved persons
Letters
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Negatives
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-08
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-09
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Document appointing Henry F. Slaymaker justice of the peace of Salisbury Twp., October 7, 1823.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Henry F.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Justices of the Peace
Salisbury Twp.
Documents
Appointments
Negatives
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-09
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-10
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bills of sale of items purchased by Henry F. Slaymaker: 1. William A. Drown, umbrella maker, Philadelphia. 2. Gideon Cox, cedarware, Philadelphia. 3. Wetherill Bros., paint, Philadelphia. 4. Town & Bros., stationery, Philadelphia. 5. W. B. & T. Hunt, merchants, Philadelphia.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Henry Fleming
Drown, William A.
Cox, Gideon
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bills of sale
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-10
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-11
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Document commissioning Henry F. Slaymaker captain of the 7th Company of the 98th Regiment of the Militita of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Second Brigade, Fourth Division of Militia of Lancaster County, August 3, 1811.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Henry F.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Documents
Militia
War of 1812
Military
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-11
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-14
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Part one of agreement between Henry Slaymaker and John Reymond of Salisbury Twp. dated November 22, 1831.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Henry
Reymond, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Documents
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-14
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-15
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Part two of agreement between Henry F. Slaymaker and John Reymond of Salisbury Twp. dated November 22, 1831.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Henry F.
Reymond, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Documents
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-15
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-16
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Part three of agreement between Henry F. Slaymaker and John Reymond of Salisbury Twp. dated November 22, 1831.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Henry F.
Reymond, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Documents
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-16
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