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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Object ID
1908.002
Date Range
1830-1854
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Description
Domed lid sheet iron box with wire bail handle. Painted black with red border lines and painted drapery ornament in gold.
Label on interior connects box to documents relating to the Asiatic cholera epidemic in Columbia in 1854.
label on side reads, "Francis X. Reuss Collection"
Date Range
1830-1854
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
cholera
Object Name
Box, File
Material
Sheet Iron
Height (in)
6.25
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Broken Latch
Object ID
1908.002
Accession Number
1908.002
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Collection
Ephemera Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2002.019
Date Range
1951
Collection
Ephemera Collection: Business & Industry
Description
a: Metal merchandising calendar for "The Teacher's Protective Union / 116-118 N. Pine Street "
b: Original envelope bearing "Wm. O. Garden, Sr. / 323 Pearl St. Lancaster, PA PHONE 3-6901"
Date Range
1951
Year Range From
1951
Year Range To
1951
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Calendars
Envelopes
Teacher's Protective Union
Object Name
Calendar
Material
Metal, Paper
Height (in)
3
Length (in)
4.75
Width (in)
0.125
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
2002.019
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Usage
Teacher's Protective Union
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Self Portrait
Object ID
2005.028
Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Self Portrait
Description
Daguerreotype, Self Portrait of/by J. Houston Mifflin seated as painter in front of portrait of a lady, circa 1845
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1855
Creator
Mifflin, J. Houston
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Daguerreotype
Condition
Good
Object ID
2005.028
Accession Number
2005.028
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Thaddeus Stevens
Object ID
2012.999
Collection
History Collection: Person, Thaddeus Stevens
Description
Daguerreotype, Thaddeus Stevens
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 10
Storage Container
Box 0262: Encased Images
People
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Portraits
Stevens and Smith Center
Object Name
Daguerreotype
Object ID
2012.999
Accession Number
2012.999
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.85
Date Range
1848
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Deed to Wheatland on parchment. Indenture for purchase of Wheatland by James Buchanan from William Meredith and Catherine Meredith. Dated December 2, 1848 with seal of William Meredith and of Catherine Meredith. Not signed by James Buchanan. Some fold marks and stain
Provenance
Unknown history of ownership.
Date Range
1848
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Deed
Height (in)
30
Width (in)
26.875
Object ID
W.89.85
Notes
Conservation proposal by Lancaster Galleries (Fine Art, Custom Framing, Restoration) June and July 2001. Quote to suface clean, mount, glaze to prevent fading, and seal.
Accession Number
W.89.85
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Collection
Architecture Collection
Object ID
1975.010
Date Range
1840-1863
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Collection
Architecture Collection
Description
Wooden piece of Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Burned June 28th, 1863.
Date Range
1840-1863
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1863
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Artifact Remnant
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Object Name
Fragment
Material
Wood
Height (in)
9.75
Length (in)
3.25
Width (in)
7
Condition
Good
Object ID
1975.010
Accession Number
1975.010
Images
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations, Society of 28th Division
Object ID
2002.162.1
Date Range
1940-1960
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations, Society of 28th Division
Description
wooden flagstand and three miniature flags.
Date Range
1940-1960
Year Range From
1940
Year Range To
1960
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
CC N
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Object Name
Holder, Flagpole
Material
Wood
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.162.1
Accession Number
2002.162
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Object ID
1929.015.6
Date Range
1845
Collection
History Collection: Person
Description
Commemorative medal,
Face: image of man, "President Henry Clay, 1845"
Reverse: "United States of America" image of eagle
Date Range
1845
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 19
People
Clay, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Depth (in)
0.125
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Object ID
1929.015.6
Accession Number
1929.015
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Object ID
2008.024.1
Collection
History Collection: Person
Description
Black ribbon with attached medallion for marksmanship(?). Man taking aim at unseen target. Back: "Dupont / Beginner Trophy" Awarded to John E. Schroll
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1959
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Cloth, Satin, Metal
Object ID
2008.024.1
Accession Number
2008.024
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Object ID
2008.024.2
Date Range
1924
Collection
History Collection: Person
Description
medallion for marksmanship(?). Gold circle with two gold rifles intersecting in X behind blue and yellow target in medal's center. Reads: "Penna. State Champion / 1924 / Class B" awarded to John E. Schroll
Date Range
1924
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1959
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Gold
Object ID
2008.024.2
Accession Number
2008.024
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