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Badge, Fire

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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

Button

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Collection: Firefighting Collection

Object ID: 2004.011

Date Range: 1921-2004

Collection: Firefighting Collection

Description: Collection of Lancaster County Firemen's Convention badges collected by C. B. Koehler of Lititz, PA; No. Date Location Badge Delegate; 1 1921; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9 June 8, 1929 Lititz X; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16 June 6, 1936 Christiana X X; 17 June 5, 1937 Manheim XX X; 18 June 4, 1938 Quarryville X X; 19 June 3, 1939 Lancaster X X; 20 June 1, 1940 Marietta X; 21 June 6, 1941 Christiana X X; 22 June 6, 1942 East Petersburg X X; 23 June 5, 1943 Columbia X X; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28 June 5, 1948 Reamstown X; 29; 30 June 3, 1950 Strasburg X; 31 June 2, 1951 Terre Hill X; 32 June 7, 1952 Denver X; 33 June 6, 1953 Quarryville XX; 34; 35; 36 June 2, 1956 Lititz XX; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42 June 2, 1962 Manheim X; 43 June 1, 1963 Elizabethtown X; 44 June 6, 1964 Columbia X; 45 June 5, 1965 Shawnee X; 46 June 4, 1966 Denver X; 47 June 3, 1967 Quarryville X; 48; 49; 50 June 6, 1970 Denver X X; 51 June 5, 1971 Manheim XXXX X; 52 June 3, 1972 Ephrata XXX X; 53 June 2, 1973 Mt. Joy XXX X; 54 June 1, 1974 Willow Street X X; 55 June 7, 1975 Willow Street XX X; 56 June 5, 1976 Elizabethtown X X; 57 June 4, 1977 Keystone X; 58 June 3, 1978 New Holland X X; 59 June 2, 1979 Columbia X; 60 June 7, 1980 Quarryville X; 61 June 6, 1981 Mt. Joy X X; 62 June 5, 1982 Manheim X X; 63 June 4, 1983 Strasburg X X; 64 June 2, 1984 Quarryville XX X; 65 June 1, 1985 East Petersburg X X; 66 June 7, 1986 Reamstown X X; 67 June 6, 1987 New Holland X X; 68 June 4, 1988 Ephrata X; 69 June 3, 1989 Quarryville X; 70; 71; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 80 2000; 81; 82; 83; 84 2004

Date Range: 1921-2004

Year Range From: 1921

Year Range To: 2004

Last Owner: Koehler, Christian B.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 1

Storage Cabinet: Unit 07

Storage Container: Box 0464

People: Koehler, Christian B.

Subcategory: Advertising Medium

Search Terms: Lancaster County Firemen's Association

Object Name: Button

Condition: Good

Object ID: 2004.011

Accession Number: 2004.011

Painting

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Collection: Fine Arts Collection: Paintings

Title: Hans Herr House

Object ID: 1933.011

Date Range: 1926

2 images

Collection: Fine Arts Collection: Paintings

Title: Hans Herr House

Description: Oil on canvas of Christian Herr House (often called the Hans Herr House) with a man and a woman in front. Green hues with glossy finish. Three quarter inch wooden frame with rounded outer edge and lower inner border. Painted gold with recessed markings in a darker color.; Inscription: Signed lower right: "17-CHHR-19 Lancaster, H.P. Palmer 1926." Sticker on paper back: " Hans Herr House painted by H. P. Palmer" Below is label: "Christian Herr House Built 1719 Oldest house in our county"; On back of canvas on pencil script: "Hans Herr House 1719 Willow Street, Lancaster County Pa H.P. Palmer July , 1926"

Date Range: 1926

Year Range From: 1926

Year Range To: 1926

Creator: Palmer, H. P.

Painted By: H. P. Palmer

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 5

Storage Cabinet: Unit 42

People: Herr, Christian; Herr, Hans; Palmer, H. P.

Subcategory: Art

Subject of Painting: Hans Herr House

Object Name: Painting

Material: Paint, Canvas, Wood

Medium: Painting, Oil

Makers Mark: Signed at lower right

Height (in): 10

Width (in): 12

Depth (in): 1

Dimension Details: Frame dimensions:; H: 13"; W: 11"; Depth: 625 "

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2015-08-18

Condition Notes: Painting condition: Fair. Canvas surface buckled overall.; Painting repair: Humidify, stretch, reframe; Frame condition: Fair, wood, gold; Frame repair: Redo corner, regild; VAP update: paper backing is loose in places and has acidified. Paper tape from previous repair has loosened. Behind is early 20th century calendar art of woman, dog and child in lamplight; VAP update: 9/1/2015 acidic backing replaced with acid free board. Original backings can be found in object file.

Object ID: 1933.011

Notes: Frame measurements: Height 11.00; Width 13; Depth .75

Signed Name: H. P. Palmer

Signature Location: lower right and reverse of canvas

Accession Number: 1933.011

Other Number: Painting #045

Images

Painting

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Collection: Fine Arts Collection: Paintings

Title: Robert Fulton

Object ID: 1937.999

Collection: Fine Arts Collection: Paintings

Title: Robert Fulton

Description: Portrait of Robert Fulton. Lower right: M. McGee, copied from Sully

Year Range From: 1920

Year Range To: 1935

Creator: Magee, Mary T.

Painted By: Mary T. Magee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 5

Storage Cabinet: Unit 41

Storage Shelf: Shelf 4

People: Fulton, Robert; Magee, Mary

Subcategory: Art

Subject of Painting: Robert Fulton

Object Name: Painting

Oither Names: Portrait

Medium: Painting, Oil

Height (in): 28

Width (in): 22

Depth (in): 2.5

Dimension Details: Frame size: Height 33.5; Width 27.5; Depth 2.5

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Painting condition: Good, paint drip upper left; Painting repair: Remove varnish, revarnish; Frame condition: Good, black with gold liner

Object ID: 1937.999

Notes: Made [mid-20th Century]

Signed Name: M. MaGee, copied from Sully

Signature Location: lower right

Accession Number: 1937.999

Other Number: Painting #069

Print

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Collection: Print Collection

Title: Print, South West View of Lancaster

Object ID: 1995.003.1

Date Range: 1929

1 image

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