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Historic Philadelphia : from the founding until the early nineteenth century : papers dealing with its people and buildings, with an illustrative map

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5847
Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
974.811 P544t
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia, Pa.]
Publisher
American Philosophical Society,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
331 p. : ill., fold. col. map, ports. 30 cm.
Series
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 43, pt. 1
Notes
"Part of old Philadelphia, a map showing historic buildings & sites from the founding until the early nineteenth century, compiled by Grant Miles Simon": 1 folded map in pocket.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Buildings.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Maps, Pictorial.
Additional Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Additional Corporate Author
American Philosophical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 P544t
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-04-20
Date Range
February 8, 1952
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mayor Kendig Bare, center with Charles Crawford and Anthony Appel.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
February 8, 1952
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Crawford, Charles
Appel, Anthony
Bare, Kendig
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Politics
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-04-20
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-04-25
Date Range
October 22, 1951
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
C. Jared Ingersoll, Governor John S. Fine, Judge Nochem S. Winnet, Mayor Fred T. Grant of Sunbury, and Mayor Kendig C. Bare of Lancaster pose for picture at Governor's Capitol luncheon on October 22, 1951 where 35 Pennsylvania political, business and civic leaders obtained first-hand knowledge of city-county amendment to modernize structure of Philadelphia's governemnt and which had to be voted on throughout the state on election day, November 6, 1951.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
October 22, 1951
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ingersoll, C. Jared
Fine, John S.
Winnet, Nochem S.
Grant, Fred T.
Bare, Kendig
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Governors
Citizens' Charter Committee
Luncheons
Politics
Place
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-04-25
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-05-04
Date Range
June 20, 1953
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mayor Kendig C. Bare, right, of Lancaster, PA, points to the Vienna Burg Theater as he stands on the balcony of Vienna's town hall overlooking the city's famed Ringstrasse. Bare attended the "11th International Congress of Mayors" in Vienna. Man at left is unidentified. Associated Press release attached to back of photograph.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
June 20, 1953
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bare, Kendig
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Politics
International Congress of Mayors
Place
Vienna, Austria
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-05-04
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-05-05
Date Range
June 20, 1953
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mayor Kendig C. Bare, right foreground, of Lancaster, PA, listens through earphones to the proceedings of the "11th Annual International Congress of Mayors" in the town hall of Vienna. Others in photo are unidentified. Associated Press release attached to back of photograph.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
June 20, 1953
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bare, Kendig
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Politics
International Congress of Mayors
Place
Vienna, Austria
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-05-05
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-05-26
Date Range
January 2, 1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Former mayor Cary shakes hands with newly-elected mayor Kendig Bare. Bare was the youngest man to be elected Lancaster city's mayor. He was 36 at the time.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
January 2, 1950
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bare, Kendig
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Politics
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-05-26
Images
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Some account of the singular beginnings of Philadelphia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6120
Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Date of Publication
1957]
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Carpenters' Co., Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects,
Date of Publication
1957]
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) illus., facsims. 35 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The beginning of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1682.
"[Published] on the occasion of the ... centenaries [of] the opening to the public of the Carpenters' Hall and the founding of the American Institute of Architects."
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Corporate Author
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.
American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
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