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Collection: Barney Ewell Collection

Title: "Barney's London Olympics"

Object ID: MG0305_F002

Date Range: 2012/07/08

“Barney” Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200

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Collection: Barney Ewell Collection

Title: "Barney's London Olympics"

Description: Photocopy of newspaper article. "Barney's London Olympics," Sunday News. Lancaster.

Admin/Biographical History: Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.; Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.; After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.

Date Range: 2012/07/08

Creation Date: 8 July 2012

Creator: Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"

Subjects: Athletes; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Olympic athletes; Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England); Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England); Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.); Track and field athletes

Search Terms: Athletes; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings; Olympic athletes; Olympic Games (14th, 1948, London, England); Olympic Games (30th, 2012, London, England); Sunday News; Track and field athletes

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Article

Language: English

Object ID: MG0305_F002

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: "Barney's London Olympics", Sunday News, Lancaster, 8 July 2012, Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), MG0305_F002, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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-305

Other Number: MG-305, Folder 2

Classification: MG0305

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 2 December 2021.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Box, Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/add71db4-3e65-497d-b5b0-519740207188

Collection: History Collection

Object ID: 1959.002

Date Range: 1780-1820

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Collection: History Collection

Description: Dispatch case of Major John Hubley; walnut construction.; On top, inlay shell in an oval with green background, all within an 2 fine-line band border. Metal outlined key on front center. 2 movable metal handles, one on each end. Entire wood panel in lid folds out to reveal a mirror secured by a swivel tab. A metal ring for pulling panel down/ Circular inlay designs on green background in center of closed lid portion. Intricate spiral adorn edges of all 8 sections and green felt-lined tray. 2 narrow divisions hold slide-in tops with metal pull rings fit into compartment. Portion that holds 2 small drawers can be lifted out to reveal .5" storage area. The entire lower portion can be lifted out. Bottom covered with black felt.

Date Range: 1780-1820

Year Range From: 1780

Year Range To: 1820

Last Owner: Hubley, John

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: West Wall

Storage Cabinet: Unit 30

Storage Shelf: Shelf 2

People: Hubley, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Object Name: Box, Letter

Oither Names: Dispatch Box

Material: Wood

Height (in): 4.75

Width (in): 11.875

Depth (in): 9.5

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Some cracks, scratches, and minor dents.

Object ID: 1959.002

Accession Number: 1959.002

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Chair, Commode

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1a4c7fbf-22cc-4b18-b3ad-989927316703

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.77.09

Date Range: c. 1800-1820

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Upholstered wingback commode chair has four turned Sheraton legs. Has replacement of original soiled handsewn homespun linen (remnants in this file), now an orange fabric with potted and vining flower design. Solid pinewood seat under cushion has center hole with fitted removable wooden disc.; This chair was from the Pownall home at Gap, where it was used by Dickinson Gorsuch, Maryland slaveholder, during his recovery from wounds sustained during the Christiana Riot of Sept. 11, 1851. His father and two others were killed during the skirmish at the home of freedman William Parker, and Dickinson was transported to the Pownall home for recovery. William Parker later published his story in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1866, making it highly publicized.; This incident "is an important example of the struggle over the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and the escalating tension between the North and the South. This act gave slave owners broad powers to recapture runaway slaves". (ExplorePAhistory.com); Polaroid photos of chair before re-upholstery, in file.; Likely Lancaster or Chester Co.

Provenance: Provenance: Chair owned by the Pownall family & given in 1973 to the Lancaster County Historical Society by Mrs. Levi Pownall of Lancashire Hall (569-7279).; It was initially loaned to the Heritage Center (# L.77.9 and # 161.64.80) but soon donated to HCLC. Board minutes of Dec. 8, 1975 include Richard F. Smith's Museum Committee report noting a donation of a "Sheraton armed wing chair commode, used by the Pownall home in nursing Dickinson Gorsuch following Christiana Riot in 1851." Later unsigned note (Bruce Shoemaker?) states John Aungst of LCHS was consulted & chair was removed 11/9/84 from list on LCHS loan form, settling an apparent question of ownership.

Date Range: c. 1800-1820

Year Range From: 1800

Year Range To: 1820

Last Owner: Levi Pownall family of Gap

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: East Wall

Storage Shelf: Upper Shelf

People: Gorsuch, Dickinson; Gorsuch, Edward; Parker, William; Pownall, Levi

Subject: African Americans--History; Free Black people; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Chairs; Christiana Resistance; Enslaved persons; Free persons of color; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Object Name: Chair, Commode

Oither Names: Chair, Wing

Material: Wood, Fabric

Height (cm): 119.38

Height (ft): 3.9166666667

Height (in): 47

Width (cm): 78.74

Width (ft): 2.5833333333

Width (in): 31

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2017-07-25

Condition Notes: Reupholstered. Minor wear in fabric; loose stitching, especially on proper right side.; Repaired and reupholstered gratis, April 1980, by The Upholstery Center of Lititz, (Mr. & Mrs. Paul Paes).

Object ID: G.77.09

Credit: Heritage Center Collection, Gift of LCHS

Accession Number: G.77.09

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Deed

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5283acf8-6867-4e35-ba1b-153234453827

Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Deed between Benjamin Hershey and Benjamin Hershey, Jr. for land in Lancaster Twp.

Object ID: MG0096 F037 In02

Date Range: 1803/03/03

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Deed between Benjamin Hershey and Benjamin Hershey, Jr. for land in Lancaster Twp.

Description: Deed between Benjamin Hershey of Lancaster Township and Benjamin Hershey, Jr. of Lancaster Township, for land in Lancaster Township. Lancaster. Photostatic copy.

Date Range: 1803/03/03

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Hershey, Benjamin, Jr.; Hershey, Benjamin

Subjects: Deeds; Lancaster (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)

Search Terms: Deeds; Lancaster Twp.; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 10 pages to scan, 32 x 18.5 cm

Object Name: Deed

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F037 In02

Location of Originals: photocopy

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 037, Insert 02

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0dd706ed-49df-468e-aa15-940434108432

Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 1-17-03-11

Date Range: September 5, 2012

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Description: Note on back of picture: "Where Marian Louise Baker lived: Reynolds Avenue, 1950"

Date Range: September 5, 2012

Creator: Jolly, James A.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Baker, Marian Louise

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: House; Reynolds Avenue

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Print Size: 4 x 6 inches

Object ID: 1-17-03-11

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/48f20525-cdcd-439b-9702-781757334302

Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 1-17-03-12

Date Range: August 7, 2012

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Description: Picture of headstone of Marian Louise Baker with J. A. Jolly standing behind it. Note on back of picture: "J.A. Jolly putting flowers on the grave of Marian Baker, Aug 7, 2012, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania

Date Range: August 7, 2012

Creator: Jolly, James A.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Baker, Marian Louise; Jolly, James A. "Jim"

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Headstones; Cemeteries; New Bloomfield, Perry County; New Bloomfield Cemetery

Place: New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Print Size: 4 x 6 inches

Object ID: 1-17-03-12

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ae9b1b52-4627-496b-b127-224111542241

Collection: General Collection

Title: Headstone of Marian Louise Baker

Object ID: 1-17-03-13

Date Range: August 7, 2012

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Title: Headstone of Marian Louise Baker

Description: Picture of headstone of Marian Louise Baker with 2 bouquets flowers on it. Note on back of photograph: "On the left: someone had placed flowers (artificial) on her grave, flowers (center) placed by J.A. Jolly, Aug. 7, 2012, New Bloomfield, PA."

Date Range: August 7, 2012

Creator: Jolly, James A.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Baker, Marian Louise; Jolly, James A. "Jim"

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Headstones; Cemeteries; New Bloomfield, Perry County; New Bloomfield Cemetery; Flowers

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Print Size: 4 x 6 inches

Object ID: 1-17-03-13

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/12d95b11-90a6-4492-aab5-817955030922

Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 1-17-03-14

Date Range: 2012

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Description: Information on back of picture: "Maple Grove Mill, Columbia Avenue, Lancaster. Here Gibbs threw evidence into the Little Conestoga Ck, 1950"