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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011.1
Date Range
1929
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Button from 1929 Lancaster County Fireman's Association Convention in LItitz, PA. Printed "9th Convention The Lancaster County Fireman's Ass'n Lititz ,Pa. June 8, 1929." Hole in center bottom of button with a metal wire ring holding a brown metal pretzel (1.5 w x 1.25 h) Plain white paper insert in back of button.
Date Range
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0464
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Lititz
Object Name
Badge, Fire
Length (in)
2
Width (in)
1.5
Diameter (in)
1.25
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011.1
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2006.016
Collection
General Collection
Description
Group of political ephemera: needs separated:
Buttons, badges, etc.
1 - A.O.M.P. - "the Most Excellent Assembly, 1934"
10 - Roosevelt for President
1 - Lancaster County Redmen's Association
3 - Local Democratic Candidates
3 - Misc buttons
1 - Silk Flag, National Democratic Convention, 1912
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
1935
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Advertising Medium
Object Name
Button
Object ID
2006.016
Accession Number
2006.016
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2002.086
Date Range
1919-1928
Collection
General Collection
Description
Small advertising pin for The Daily Examiner, Lancaster, PA
Date Range
1919-1928
Year Range From
1919
Year Range To
1928
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Advertising Medium
Search Terms
Daily Examiner
Object Name
Button
Material
Metal, Paper
Diameter (in)
0.75
Object ID
2002.086
Usage
Daily Examiner
Accession Number
2002.086
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Collection
History Collection: Lancaster County Historical Society
Title
Campaign Button for Horace E. Kennedy
Object ID
2023.001.087
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Collection
History Collection: Lancaster County Historical Society
Title
Campaign Button for Horace E. Kennedy
Description
Horace E. Kennedy campaign button. Kennedy ran for Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and served as the city's mayor from 1920-1922. Blue and gold color border around photo of Kennedy. Made by J.H. Shaw, Phila., Pa. Owned by Mrs. D.B. Landis who may have also donated it.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
People
Kennedy, Horace
Object Name
Button, Political
Diameter (cm)
1.905
Diameter (ft)
0.0625
Diameter (in)
0.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-09-29
Object ID
2023.001.087
Accession Number
2023.001
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Print, South West View of Lancaster
Object ID
1995.003.1
Date Range
1929
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Print, South West View of Lancaster
Description
Half-tone print entitled, "A South West View of Lancaster in Pennsylvania"
1) the Storehouse
2) the Barracks
3) The Gaol
4) Dutch Presbyterian Church
5) The Court House
6) A. James Church
7) English Presbyterian Church
8) Lutheran Church
9) The Roman Catholic Church
10) The Friend's Meeting House
Date Range
1929
Year Range From
1929
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0523
Subcategory
Art
Search Terms
Churches
Barracks
Lancaster
Object Name
Print
Material
Paper, Wove
Height (in)
11.75
Width (in)
23.125
Depth (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Recommendation: Removal from frame and replace with acid-free matting materials
Object ID
1995.003.1
Accession Number
1995.003
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Slaymaker Family
Object ID
2003.016.2
Date Range
1915-1920
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Slaymaker Family
Description
Sheet brass sign, "The Slaymaker Lock Co." and "The Makers of Padlocks, Cabinet Locks, Hardware, Brass Castings, Plating, and Polishing" Marked, "TUCKER"
Note: Hanging from ceiling outside of classroom
Date Range
1915-1920
Year Range From
1915
Year Range To
1920
Made By
Tucker Sign Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Subcategory
Advertising Medium
Search Terms
Locks
Signs
Slaymaker Lock Company
Object Name
Sign, Trade
Material
Metal
Height (in)
28
Length (in)
36.25
Width (in)
0.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.016.2
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Usage
Slaymaker Lock Company
Accession Number
2003.016
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Souvenir Ceramic Shoe
Object ID
G.01.35.17
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Souvenir Ceramic Shoe
Description
One of two identical white china high-heeled 19th century woman's shoes, with molded floral decoration around entire shoe. Raised flowers trim front of shoe with a tied bow centered above. Lavishly painted with heavy lustrous gold paint around back and sides of shoe as well as the bow and centers of raised flowers. Printed on top of the shoe front is: "Souvenir/ of /Lancaster/ Pa."
The number "59" is handpainted on bottom of heel. Impressed underneath instep is: "A" over "1924"
Provenance
.
Year Range From
1924
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 35
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Advertising Medium
Object Name
Souvenir
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
2.5
Length (in)
5.5
Width (in)
1.75
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2014-05-08
Object ID
G.01.35.17
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Mowery Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.01.35.
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Souvenir Ceramic Shoe
Object ID
G.01.35.16
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Souvenir Ceramic Shoe
Description
One of two identical white china high-heeled 19th century woman's shoes, with molded floral decoration around entire shoe. Raised flowers trim front of shoe with a tied bow centered above. Lavishly painted with heavy lustrous gold paint around back and sides of shoe as well as the bow and centers of raised flowers. Printed on top of the shoe front is: "Souvenir/ of /Lancaster/ Pa."
The number "59" is handpainted on bottom of heel. Impressed underneath instep is: "A" over "1924"
Provenance
.
Year Range From
1924
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 35
Subcategory
Advertising Medium
Object Name
Souvenir
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
2.5
Length (in)
5.5
Width (in)
1.75
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2014-05-08
Object ID
G.01.35.16
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Mowery Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.01.35.
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
2015.012
Date Range
1928
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Token, 1928 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Pennsylvania. Token indicates that a member of the Klan from Pennsylvania attended the 1928 National Konklave and subsequent march on Washington, D.C. Similar tokens were made for those from Michigan, Illinois and Ohio.
Date Range
1928
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 19
Subcategory
Advertising Medium
Subject
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Search Terms
KKK
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Tokens
Object Name
Token
Object ID
2015.012
Accession Number
2015.012
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Object ID
2002.091.036
Date Range
1889-1920
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Description
Kramph's Building, corner of North Queen Street and Orange Street
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
Kramph Building
North Queen Street
West Orange Street
Lancaster
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Material
Glass, Paper
Height (in)
3.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.091.036
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.091
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