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Allegheny county's hundred years

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1658
Author
Thurston, George H.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
974.885 A422
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Responsibility
by George H. Thurston.
Author
Thurston, George H.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
Publisher
A. A. Anderson & Son, book and job printers,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
312 p., [4] leaves of plates (3 fold.) : ill., maps, plans ; 20 cm.
Notes
Advertising matter printed throughout book.
LCHS copy missing title page.
Contents
Contents: Chapters 1 thru 8 - Covers 1754 to 1888 9 - boat building in Allegheny County 10 - coal and coke trade 11 - Iron and steel trade 12 - Glass manufacturing 13 - Natural gas 14 - Oil trade in Allegheny County 15 - Copper,lead, brass and tin 16 - Mercantile interests 17. From pack horse to railroads 18. Financial institutions 19. Insurance companies 20. Electrical appliances 21. Churches , schools, and newspapers 22. Music, art, and benevolent institutions
Subjects
Allegheny County (Pa.) - History.
Allegheny County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.885 A422
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Battle field and prison pen, or Through the war, and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons. A graphic recital of personal experiences throughout the whole period of the late war for the Union

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9893
Author
Urban, John W.
Date of Publication
[1882]
Call Number
817 U72b
Responsibility
By John W. Urban ...
Author
Urban, John W.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Hubbard Brothers,
Date of Publication
[1882]
Physical Description
xii, 13-422 p. front., plates. ports. 19 1/2 cm.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
817 U72b
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Biographical sketches of James Embree, Philip Price, and Eli K. Price

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11721
Author
Price, Eli K.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
929.8673 P945
Responsibility
Reprinted from the "History of Chester County, Pa."
Author
Price, Eli K.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
L.H. Everts,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
67 p. front. (port.) 22 cm.
Notes
"James Embree" and "Philip Price" are by Eli K. Price; "Eli K. Price", by Wm. E. DuBois, assisted by J.S. Price. cf. Foot-notes.
Subjects
Embree, James, - 1748-1815.
Price, Philip, - 1764-1837.
Additional Author
Du Bois, William E.
Price, J. Sergeant.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.8673 P945
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The book of Psalms : translated out of the original Hebrew ; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9163
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
090 L244bae 1881
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Printed and published by John Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
258 p. ; 15 cm.
Notes
Corresponding text in German.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244bae 1881
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Author
Rorer, Sarah Tyson Heston,
Date of Publication
[c1887].
Call Number
640 R787 no. 17
Responsibility
by Mrs. S.T. Rorer.
Author
Rorer, Sarah Tyson Heston,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Arnold and Co.
Date of Publication
[c1887].
Physical Description
78 p. 18 cm.
Notes
From the Sarah Tyson Rorer's collection of books on cooking and homemaking.
Subjects
Canning and preserving.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
640 R787 no. 17
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Catalogue of rare Americana, principally early Pennsylvania imprints; from the Franklin, Ephrata, Germantown, Philadelphia, Lancaster and other early Pennsylvania presses

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15331
Author
Zahm, S. H., firm.
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
017.4 Z19
Author
Zahm, S. H., firm.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
S.H. Zahm & Co.,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
28 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Catalogue no. 2, Sept. 1883.
Subjects
Catalogs, Booksellers'
Booksellers and bookselling.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
017.4 Z19
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Catalogue of the Lancaster Law Library

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19740
Corporate Author
Lancaster Law Library Association.
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
016.34 C357 1883
Alternate Title
Lancaster Law Library
Corporate Author
Lancaster Law Library Association.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
J.A. Hiestand, printer ,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
55, 18 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Catalogue of Yeates library: 18 p. at end.
Library copy has no cover title or title page.
The Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library is housed in the Library of LancasterHistory.org. Catalog for the collection at LC 016.34 Y41.
Subjects
Yeates, Jasper, - 1745-1817.
Law - Bibliography - Catalogs.
Catalogs, Law library.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
016.34 C357 1883
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Catalogue of the Mechanics' Library Association of Lancaster, Penna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo206
Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
020 M486
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Press of Inquirer Printing Company
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
unp. 14 cm.
Notes
Instituted 1828.
Supplement 1 entitled Catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City, with Supplement containing list of books purchased from 1884 to 1889 inclusive (1890); Supplement 2 entitled Supplement to catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City,containing list of books purchased from 1889 to 1889 inclusive (1890).
Subjects
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
020 M486
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A Christmas reminder : being the names of about eight thousand persons, a small portion of the number confined on board the British prison ships during the war of the Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1583
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
973.371 B872
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Responsibility
with the compliments of the Society of Old Brooklynites.
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y
Publisher
Eagle print.,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
61 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Jersey (Prison-ship)
Great Britain. - Royal Navy - Prisons.
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Prison hulks - New York (State) - New York.
Prisoners of war - United States.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.371 B872
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The city's finances : paper read before the Lancaster Board of Trade

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5920
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
[c.1885-1915]
Call Number
352.171 L244
Responsibility
by W. U. Hensel and J. D Landis.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The New Era Printing Company ,
Date of Publication
[c.1885-1915]
Physical Description
13 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
The last date mentioned in the text is 1885.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Appropriations and expenditures.
Additional Author
Landis, J. D.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Board of Trade.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.171 L244
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