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"1812," the story of the war of 1812 in song and story

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1639
Author
Miller, Francesca Falk,
Date of Publication
[c1935]
Call Number
973.5 M647
Author
Miller, Francesca Falk,
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Bauman
Date of Publication
[c1935]
Physical Description
159 p.
Subjects
United States - History - War of 1812 - Poetry.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.5 M647
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Album of American furniture classics

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19674
Date of Publication
©1967.
Call Number
749.213 A345
Responsibility
compiled in consultation with Marvin D. Schwartz.
Place of Publication
Racine, Wis
Publisher
S.C. Johnson & Son,
Date of Publication
©1967.
Physical Description
68 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 10 cm
Notes
At head of title: Johnson Wax.
Includes index.
Subjects
Furniture - United States
Furniture - United States - Identification.
Decorative arts - United States.
Guidebooks.
Additional Author
Schwartz, Marvin D.
Additional Corporate Author
Johnson Wax.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
749.213 A345
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.95.119
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Gem Album' of small pictures. Purple cover.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Album, Photograph
Material
Paper
Makers Mark
Gill's City Gallery, Lancaster
Height (in)
4.5
Width (in)
3.5
Depth (in)
0.75
Object ID
W.95.119
Place of Origin
Lancaster, PA
Accession Number
W.95.119
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.96.15
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Leather bound photo album with thirty-six photos.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Album, Photograph
Material
Leather, Paper
Height (in)
6.25
Width (in)
5.5
Depth (in)
2.25
Object ID
W.96.15
Accession Number
W.96.15
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.96.18
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Photo album with metal clasp. Twenty-five pages. Business card from Barr's Art Gallery, 27 East King Street, Lancaster, PA inside.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Album, Photograph
Material
Leather, Metal, Paper
Height (in)
5.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
2.75
Condition Notes
Cover in poor condition, photos in good condition.
Object ID
W.96.18
Accession Number
W.96.18
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Collection
History Collection: Events, Lancaster Bicentennial
Object ID
2008.045.5
Date Range
1992
Collection
History Collection: Events, Lancaster Bicentennial
Description
Photo album with marbelized cover and 40 plastic sleeves. 12 contain photos and notes related to Lancaster's Bicentennial celebration. Handwritten on card on first page: "June 10, 1992/ These documents from the City Safe were taken to The Conservation Centre for Art, Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia for restoration and preservation. Here are before and after pictures of
a. The Lancaster Corporation Book, 1742
b. The Charter of the City of Lancaster, 1742
c. The Plot Plan of the City of Lancaster, (?)
...Jarvis "(signature)
On page 14, handwritten on a card: "This was the metal box in which the Charter was stored until someone framed it and exposed it to the light."
On page 19: "This is the Plot Plan which needs to be studied. It has the drawing of gentleman X on the reverse side. Who drew this?"
Made by Burnes (Made in China)
Date Range
1992
Year Range From
1976
Year Range To
1992
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Container
Box 0378
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Album, Photograph
Height (in)
2.25
Length (in)
6.5
Width (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2018-09-17
Object ID
2008.045.5
Accession Number
2008.045
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Alexander Lowrey: a poem

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4861
Author
Evans, Samuel,
Date of Publication
1907.
flowery Be worthy, children, of the blood Of Alexander Lowrey. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Evans, Samuel, Title: Alexander Lowrey: a poem / by Mrs. Samuel Evans. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Lowrey, Alexander--Poetry
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Responsibility
by Mrs. Samuel Evans.
Author
Evans, Samuel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907.
Physical Description
31-32 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 1
Notes
Colonel Alexander Lowrey commanded a battalion of Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He participated in the Battles of Germantown and Brandywine and the New Jersey campaigns.
Subjects
Lowrey, Alexander - Poetry.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 1 (1907), p. 31-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
Documents

vol11no1pp31_32_71344.pdf

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American historical and literary curiosities : consisting of fac-similes of original documents relating to the events of the revolution, &c. &c. with a variety of reliques, antiquities, and modern autographs

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1209
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
Responsibility
Collected and ed. by J. Jay Smith and John F. Watson.
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lloyd P. Smith,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1. : ill. (65 pl.) ; 35 x 28 cm.
Notes
The plates, part printed on both sides, include 1 mounted illustration and 2 mounted portraits.
Includes letter of Robert Fulton; poem and profiles cut by John Andre.
Subjects
Autographs - United States
United States - History - Revolution - Sources.
Additional Author
Watson, John F.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
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The Amish : 2 perceptions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16209
Author
Oestreich, Nelson.
Date of Publication
c1976.
Call Number
769.9 O29
Responsibility
woodcuts by Nelson Oestreich ; poems by James Ashbrook Perkins.
Author
Oestreich, Nelson.
Place of Publication
New Wilmington, PA
Publisher
Dawn Valley Press,
Date of Publication
c1976.
Physical Description
23 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Oestreich, Nelson.
Amish in art.
Amish - Poetry.
Additional Author
Perkins, James Ashbrook.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
769.9 O29
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Anthology of Pennsylvania German verse

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11846
Author
Reichard, Harry Hess.
Call Number
905.748 PG v.48
Responsibility
by Harry Hess Reichard.
Author
Reichard, Harry Hess.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania German Society, v.48.
Subjects
German American poetry.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PG v.48
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