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American firearms makers: when, where, and what they made from the Colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century

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Author
Carey, Arthur Merwyn,
Date of Publication
[1953]
Call Number
683 C273
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Author
Carey, Arthur Merwyn,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crowell
Date of Publication
[1953]
Physical Description
xiii, 146 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 145-146.
Subjects
Firearms industry and trade - United States.
Firearms
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 C273
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American locomotives : a pictorial record of steam power, 1900-1950

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Author
Alexander, Edwin P.
Date of Publication
c1950.
Call Number
385 A969a
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Responsibility
by Edwin P. Alexander.
ISBN
0517014238
Author
Alexander, Edwin P.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bonanza Books,
Date of Publication
c1950.
Physical Description
254 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Sequel to: Iron horses.
Subjects
Locomotives - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 A969a
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American pewter

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Author
Kerfoot, J. B.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
671 K39
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by J. B. Kerfoot, with illustrations from photographs by the author of specimens in his own collection.
Author
Kerfoot, J. B.
Place of Publication
Boston and New York
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
xxiii, 239 p. front., plates. 29 cm.
Subjects
Pewter.
Collectors and collecting.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
671 K39
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Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch tourist guide

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Date of Publication
c1959.
Call Number
917.48 A516
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Responsibility
edited by Alfred L. Soemaker.
Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Folklife Society,
Date of Publication
c1959.
Physical Description
116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Dunkard 'Love Feasts' by Don Yoder": p. [40]-41.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch
Amish
Pennsylvania Dutch - Folklore.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Yoder, Don.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Folklife Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 A516
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Andrew Ellicott : surveyor of the capital of our nation

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1950
, than Major Ellicott always appeared to me to be in the faithful execution of the public business committed to his charge." Andrew, son of Joseph Ellicott, was born in Bucks County, January 24, 1754, and became famous as a surveyor, astronomer, scientist and mathematician. While yet a young man, he and
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[1]-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 1
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Surveyors - Pennsylvania.
City planning - Washington (D.C.)
United States - Capital and capitol.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 1 (1950), p. 1-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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Announcement

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Date Range
1921
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Description
Document type: Notification that bridge repairs were completed.
1. Mercer's Mill Bridge
Sadsbury Twp. and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Location: 1.5 miles below Christiana.
2. Steeleville Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 1
Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
3. Ross' Fording, also known as Octoraro No. 1.5
4. Newcomer's Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 2.5
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
5. Worth's Bridge
Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Mercer's Mill
Mercer's Mill Bridge
Mills
Newcomer's Bridge
Notifications
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Ross Ford
Sadsbury Twp.
Steeleville Bridge
Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Worth's Bridge
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Annual report

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Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1958-
Call Number
352.1 L244a
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Responsibility
Lancaster City Planning Commission.
Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1958-
Notes
Library has 1958, 1959.
1958 cover title: Lancaster moves ahead;Publication 3.
1959 cover title: Progress thru planning; Publication 7.
Subjects
City planning.
Lancaster City (Pa.) - Politics and government
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.1 L244a
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The antiques book : outstanding, authoritative articles on ceramics, furniture, glass, silver, pewter, architecture, prints and other collecting interests

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14035
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
745.1 A632
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Responsibility
Edited by Alice Winchester and the staff of the magazine Antiques.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bonanza Books,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
319 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
"Articles from the first fifty-six volumes of Antiques, January 1922 through December 1949."
Subjects
Collectors and collecting.
Antiques.
Additional Author
Winchester, Alice.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.1 A632
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Appendix to the journals of the City Council of the city of Reading for the year 1923

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Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.816 R287j
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Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Weiler's Printing House ,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
781 p., 22 p. : tables ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Includes 49th annual report of the fiscal affairs of the city of Reading, Penna.
Subjects
Reading (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Reading (Pa.) - Appropriations and expenditures.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 R287j
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Archive

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Collection
Lyte Family Papers
Title
Lyte Family Papers
Object ID
MG0727
Date Range
1884-1930
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Lyte Family Papers, 1884-1930 Object ID: MG0727 1 box 4 folders .2 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 15 Scope and Content Note
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Collection
Lyte Family Papers
Title
Lyte Family Papers
Description
The Lyte Family Papers contain documents pertaining to the family of Joshua Louis Lyte and Amelia Fleetwood Lyte. Items include deeds, Masonic membership information, a mortgage, a will and other documents that together provide a few details of the family's relationships and activities from 1884 to 1930.
Date Range
1884-1930
Year Range From
1884
Year Range To
1930
Date of Accumulation
1884-1930
Creator
Lyte, Mary Rebecca, d. 1931
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Albright, Henry Fleetwood, Jr.
Albright, Laura H.
Burger, Henry
Carter, John C.
Eaby, Joel S.
Fisher, J. Frederick
Fleetwood, David
Groezinger, Robert W.
Keller, William Huestis
Kline, Mabel May
Lansinger, John W.
Lyte, Amelia Fleetwood
Lyte, Eliphalet Oram
Lyte, Elizabeth
Lyte, Harold
Lyte, John H.
Lyte, Joshua Louis
Lyte, Mary Rebecca
Musselman, John E.
Rothermel, George H.
Schwarz, Peter
Subjects
Deeds
Family archives
Freemasons
Wills
Search Terms
Bonds
Deeds
Family archives
Finding aids
Freemasons
Lancaster Cemetery
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
Musselman & Schwarz Plumbing and Heating
West End Building and Loan
Wills
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0727
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lyte Family Papers (MG0727), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-727
Classification
MG0727
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from the Document Collection, June 2014. Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, August 2014. Added to database 25 May 2021.
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