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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
1995.994.1
Date Range
1900-1940
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Voting box, nailed butt joint construction, pine, original varnish finish, in gold lettering, "Post 118 / GAR / Swamp Angel" Box fitted with bracket to hold miniature wooden cannon barrel with original gold paint decoration, Canon swivels on bracket and has an extension that acts as a stopper for the hole where balls are placed into drawer to vote.
Date Range
1900-1940
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Regulative & Protective T&E
Search Terms
Voting boxes
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Box, Ballot
Material
Wood
Height (in)
7
Length (in)
13
Width (in)
5
Condition
Good
Object ID
1995.994.1
Accession Number
1995.994
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Certificate, Pennsylvania Business and Shorthand College
Object ID
2002.083.3
Date Range
November 13, 1912
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Certificate, Pennsylvania Business and Shorthand College
Description
Printed certificate for efficiency in rapid calculation awarded to Lydia G. Carpenter presented by the Pennsylvania Business and Shorthand College, Lancaster; dated November 13, 1912. Round gold seal on bottom center. All within a red border.
Date Range
November 13, 1912
Made By
Lancaster Business and Shorthand College
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
Lancaster Business College
Lancaster Business and Shorthand College
Object Name
Certificate, Achievement
Material
Paper
Length (cm)
35.56
Length (ft)
1.1666666667
Length (in)
14
Width (cm)
43.18
Width (ft)
1.4166666667
Width (in)
17
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-04-10
Condition Notes
Folds. Missing pieces and tears on three edges.
Object ID
2002.083.3
Usage
Carpenter, Lydia G.
Accession Number
2002.083
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Object ID
1923.003.1
Date Range
c. 1900
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Description
Keys to Shober Hotel. Set of three related large bronze keys (A, B, C), each with oval handle and heart-shaped cutout. Long hollow barrels shafts are lathe-turned, with decorative turned detail near handle. Each shaft has slight tapering, increasing in diameter from handle to opposite end. Ends have a flat rectangular "tooth" cut and shaped into similar but varying configurations.
A) 5 inches long with ring and bead turning.
B) 4.875 inches long with ring and bead turning.
C) 4 inches long with ring and vase turning.
Date Range
c. 1900
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Subject
Hotels
Locks and keys
Search Terms
Hotels
Keys
Shober's Hotel
Object Name
Key
Material
Bronze
Dimension Details
See description
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-13
Condition Notes
A) Best condition with very few dents or marring.
B) Heavy wear with dents and nicks, esp. the 1.5" long section at shaft end along spine.
C) Moderate marring, esp. along spine opposite tooth.
Object ID
1923.003.1
Accession Number
1923.003
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Mrs. William Blackwood
Object ID
2003.087
Date Range
1845-1916
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Mrs. William Blackwood
Description
Portrait of Mrs. William Blackwood.
On back: P-4 (in pen)
Date Range
1845-1916
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1916
Creator
Vezin, Frederick
Painted By
Frederick Vezin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Drawer
Bin 5
People
Blackwood, William
Vezin, Frederick
Subcategory
Art
Subject of Painting
Portrait of Mrs. William Blackwood
Object Name
Painting
Oither Names
Portrait
Medium
Painting, Oil
Height (in)
17
Width (in)
13.25
Condition Notes
Painting: Oil on canvas, framed under glass, good condition.
Painting conservation needs: Overall surface clean front and back, backing (foamcore?).
Frame: 3-part frame with gold liner, minor loss top and bottom rail.
Frame conservation needs: Surface clean, minor repair.
Object ID
2003.087
Notes
Frame measurements: Height 23.75
Width 19.75
Depth 1.875
Other Number
Painting #166
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Object ID
Painting #167
Date Range
1840-1920
Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Description
Stretcher on back:
Lanc. Co. Historical Society
Painting: (Enhanced charcoal photograph?), charcoal drawing, paper on stretched cotton
Date Range
1840-1920
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Subcategory
Art
Subject of Painting
Robert Koch Buehrle, Ph.D. (1st superintendent of Lanc. City Schools)
Object Name
Painting
Oither Names
Portrait
Height (in)
29
Width (in)
24
Dimension Details
Frame measurements: Height 36
Width 31
Depth 4.5
Condition Notes
Painting: (Enhanced charcoal photograph?), charcoal drawing, paper on stretched cotton, mildew damage center right, overall light staining.
Painting conservation needs: Remove from housing, unstretch, surface clean, test and deacidify.
Frame: 2-piece 5" gilded Victorian w/metal plaque, compo. loss lower left corners, small gilding losses throughout.
Frame conservation needs: Replace missing compo., consolidate, surface clean, spot regild.
Object ID
Painting #167
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1917
Object ID
1943.017.1
Date Range
1917
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1917
Description
Ribbon, White, "Alternate / Continental Congress / N.S.D.A.R. / 1917" with name plate, "Miss Evans"
Date Range
1917
Year Range From
1917
Year Range To
1917
Last Owner
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
People
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Subcategory
Adornment
Search Terms
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ribbons
Object Name
Ribbon, Membership
Material
Cloth
Length (cm)
15.24
Length (ft)
0.5
Length (in)
6
Width (cm)
3.81
Width (ft)
0.125
Width (in)
1.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-03-07
Object ID
1943.017.1
Notes
Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
Accession Number
1943.017
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1917
Object ID
1943.017.10
Date Range
1917
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1917
Description
Ribbon, Gold. "Member / Continental / Congress / [seal of DAR] / N.S.D.A.R. / 1917"
Date Range
1917
Year Range From
1917
Year Range To
1917
Made By
S.N. Meyer, Meyer's Military Shop, Washington, D.C.
Last Owner
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
People
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Subcategory
Adornment
Search Terms
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ribbons
Object Name
Ribbon, Membership
Material
Cloth
Length (cm)
12.065
Length (ft)
0.3958333333
Length (in)
4.75
Width (cm)
3.81
Width (ft)
0.125
Width (in)
1.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-03-07
Object ID
1943.017.10
Notes
Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
Accession Number
1943.017
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1910
Object ID
1943.017.14
Date Range
1910
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Collection
General Collection
Title
N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1910
Description
Ribbon, White and Gold with Red, White, and Blue border stripes. "Regent / Continental / Congress / [seal of DAR] / N.S.D.A.R. / 1910."
Date Range
1910
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1910
Last Owner
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
People
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Subcategory
Adornment
Search Terms
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ribbons
Event
S.N. Meyer, Mfr., Washington, D.C.
Object Name
Ribbon, Membership
Material
Cloth
Length (cm)
14.2875
Length (ft)
0.46875
Length (in)
5.625
Width (cm)
5.08
Width (ft)
0.1666666667
Width (in)
2
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-09-25
Condition Notes
Soiled overall with a few spots, upper left.
Object ID
1943.017.14
Notes
Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
Accession Number
1943.017
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2014.999.12
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Wooden ruler of 5-inch length, natural finish, printed both sides. On front side, at left, above the inches scale is "CORKS / OF ALL KINDS"; at middle is "M.W. WARREN & CO., / LANCASTER, PA."; at right is "TRY OUR XXX QUALITY. / THE BEST." Reverse side is divided roughly in half, left side is printed "U. S. STANDARD / "DIAMETER" / CORK MEASURE" and at right is "M W. Warren & Co. / CORKS. / Manufacturers. LANCASTER, PA."
Marshall W. Warren ran a cork business at 617-19 N. Lime St., Lancaster.
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1910
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 0231
Subcategory
Weights & Measure T&E
Search Terms
M. W. Warren and Co.
Rulers
Object Name
Ruler
Material
Wood
Length (in)
5
Width (in)
0.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-10-06
Condition Notes
Minimal wear along edge with nick in center of one edge. Small ink stains on reverse side.
Object ID
2014.999.12
Credit
Collection of LancasterHistory.org
Accession Number
2014.999
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Object ID
2002.097.011
Date Range
1889-1920
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Description
Man in hat and overcoat, signs: Dentist, Lynch & Eby, Groff & Wolf
Date Range
1889-1920
Year Range From
1889
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Streets
Lynch and Eby
Groff and Wolf
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Material
Glass / Paper
Height (in)
3.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.097.011
Accession Number
2002.097
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