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Album, Photograph

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/971b736e-b31b-4ad3-8a02-289647653709
Collection
History Collection: Events, Lancaster Bicentennial
Object ID
2008.045.5
Date Range
1992
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Collection
History Collection: Events, Lancaster Bicentennial
Description
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?"
Made by Burnes (Made in China)
Date Range
1992
Year Range From
1976
Year Range To
1992
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Container
Box 0378
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Album, Photograph
Height (in)
2.25
Length (in)
6.5
Width (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2018-09-17
Object ID
2008.045.5
Accession Number
2008.045
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/61b75fde-9fe8-46f7-ab1b-487473049390
Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Object ID
MG0084
Date Range
1907-1967
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Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Description
Contains pamphlets, booklets, and annual reports from various water and power companies on the Susquehanna River. They include information about dams, hydroelectric projects, and how electricity is generated; maps and history of the region; and pictures of the river and hydroelectric stations.
Date Range
1907-1967
Year Range From
1907
Year Range To
1967
Date of Accumulation
1907-1967
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Rutter, Edward H.
Subjects
Hydroelectric power plants
Pamphlets
Business records
Search Terms
Business records
Certificates
Conestoga Substation
Conewago Water and Power Company
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company
Dams
Finding aids
Fuller Company
General Electric
Historic Strasburg Inn
Holtwood Dam
Hydroelectric power plants
Lake Aldred District
Manuscript groups
McCall Ferry Power Company
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Philadelphia Electric Power Company
S. Morgan Smith Company
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Sunday Sun
Susquehanna Power Company
Susquehanna River
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0084
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
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-84
Classification
MG0084
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Updated 9 January 2008, 19 September 2008, 5 February 2009, 4 February 2010 HST
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A brief history of the Strasburg Rail Road

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo96
Author
Hallock, Donald E. L.
Date of Publication
1964
A Brief History of the Strasburg Rail Road Donald E. L. Hallock " . . . in the late summer of 1960, the nation's oldest 'short-line' Rail Road had a day of supernal glory. "The Strasburg Rail Road not only was operating its regular daily runs between Strasburg and Paradise, Pa., but, for the first
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Responsibility
Donald E.L. Hallock.
Author
Hallock, Donald E. L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1964
Physical Description
[121]-146 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.68, no. 4
Subjects
Strasburg Railroad.
Transportation - Pennsylvania
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 68, number 4 (1964), p. 129-146Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.68
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/106a03f2-66cb-4a72-ac68-742617563861
Collection
Coin Club Collection
Title
Coin Club, Schaefferstown Bicentennial
Object ID
2007.500.3
Date Range
1963
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Collection
Coin Club Collection
Title
Coin Club, Schaefferstown Bicentennial
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, " Celebrating the Bicentennial of the Founding of Schaefferstown, PA"
Metal frame; In plastic overwrap; Paper notation "L84-4"; 3 coins (2 Goldine, 1 Silver) & 7 wooden nickels.
Date Range
1963
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.3
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1ed770d6-6bf8-480b-9f18-365250295540
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, 1744 Indian Treaty
Object ID
2007.500.6
Date Range
1984
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, 1744 Indian Treaty
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "The Great Indian Treaty of 1744"
Metal frame, 2 coins (Bronze & Silver).
Date Range
1984
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.6
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/34e5529b-bddf-4218-b1a4-484875193604
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Peter Getz
Object ID
2007.500.7
Date Range
1983
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Peter Getz
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "The 1792 Peter Getz Half Dollar"
Metal frame, 2 coins (Bronze & Silver).
Date Range
1983
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.7
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a6831f63-2b06-40b0-88eb-617410363112
Collection
Coin Club Collection
Title
Coin Club, Manheim Bicentennial
Object ID
2007.500.8
Date Range
1962
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Collection
Coin Club Collection
Title
Coin Club, Manheim Bicentennial
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "Celebrating the Bicentennial of the Founding of Manheim, PA"
Metal frame; In plastic overwrap; Paper notation "L84-4"; 3 coins (Goldine, Silver, Bronze) & 5 wooden nickels.
Date Range
1962
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.8
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3c6b6035-6b21-48fb-9f32-822455715450
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, John Wise
Object ID
2007.500.10
Date Range
1985
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, John Wise
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "John Wise"
Metal frame, 2 coins (Bronze & Silver).
Date Range
1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Wise, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.10
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b505f0fb-d729-4a9c-bd82-960857540845
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Object ID
2007.500.11
Date Range
1981
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "Soldiers and Sailors Monument"
Metal frame, 2 coins (Bronze & Silver).
Date Range
1981
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.11
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/76a65d6c-ffb5-4606-9b61-645752876068
Collection
Baron Stiegel Coin Club Collection
Title
Baron Stiegel Coin Club, Manheim Bicentennial
Object ID
2007.500.12
Date Range
1962
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Collection
Baron Stiegel Coin Club Collection
Title
Baron Stiegel Coin Club, Manheim Bicentennial
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "Celebrating the Bicentennial of the Founding of Manheim, PA"
Metal frame; Baron Stiegel Coin Club; In plastic overwrap; 3 coins ( Goldine, Silver, Bronze) & 5 wooden nickels.
Date Range
1962
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.12
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