Photo album with marbelized cover and 40 plastic sleeves. 12 contain photos and notes related to Lancaster's Bicentennial celebration. Handwritten on card on first page: "June 10, 1992/ These documents from the City Safe were taken to The Conservation Centre for Art, Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia for restoration and preservation. Here are before and after pictures of
a. The Lancaster Corporation Book, 1742
b. The Charter of the City of Lancaster, 1742
c. The Plot Plan of the City of Lancaster, (?)
...Jarvis "(signature)
On page 14, handwritten on a card: "This was the metal box in which the Charter was stored until someone framed it and exposed it to the light."
On page 19: "This is the Plot Plan which needs to be studied. It has the drawing of gentleman X on the reverse side. Who drew this?"
Encased ambrotype, circa 1865, of Rosine Etta (Hubley) Herr (1850-1889). Seated in plaid dress by a column, in a composition case with gold trim and lined with red velvet.
Portrait of young gentleman. Fairly faded out. Water marks/stains, one around right eye of man (viewer's left) in decorative bronze-colored frame with glass narrow gold-colored braid around edge. All with a red velvet rectangle. On the red velvet lining of the lid/cover: "Addis (?) s Lancaster Gallery/ NE Corner of Centre Square & N. Queen St." Black container has decorative motifs on front and back.
Hardbound dark blue book with gold-edged pages "From the press of / The Inquirer P. & P. Company,/ Lancaster, PA." Title page: "Memoirs/ of/ Miss Henrietta B. Miller/ Late Teacher of Fairview School,/ Who died at/ Waynesboro, Penna./ December 23, 1874/ The Amiable Friend. The advocate of Education./ The Model Teacher. The Real Christian./ Waynesboro, PA./ Published by the Author/ 1877", Rev.Henry Miller, Waynesboro, PA. 160 pages.
Provenance
Names on flyleaf. In ink: "? Kate Getz/ Reamstown/ Lan/ Cou/ Pa"
Below in pencil: "Mrs. H. R. Lutz/ February 15 1885/ Denver Lan Co?/ H.R. Lutz"
Tan paper covers with black fabric spine. Print illustration on the cover (B.F. Waitt) with " Warren's / Common-school / Geography / Philadelphia:/ Cowperthwait and Compnay." 1875. On title page: "Mathematical, Physical, and Political/ Geography/ by/ D.M. Warren." 114 pages including maps, illustraitons, 21 chapters with facts and questions, map-drawing, pronouncing vocabluary, tables and population of different countries.
Lithograph? 2-part marriage certificate in black ink with gold border elements. 2 printed colored flowers are visible through 2 oval cutouts. Certificate announces the marriage of Alice Fisher and John B. Herr.
