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Print of Lancaster, PA's "Soldiers and Sailors' Monument" in Penn Square was dedicated on July 4, 1874. "Vicksburg" and "Malvern Hill" inscriptions visible on the central granite pillar. Families and pairs of people look at the monument, others cross the streets or are on the walkways in front of shops and houses.
Lithographer listed is M.H. Traubel of Camden,N.J.
J.B. Roherer & Co., Publishers, Lancaster, PA
Year Range From
1874
Year Range To
1888
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0034
Object Name
Print
Dimension Details
Entire piece: 1.875" wide x 15.875" high
Print is: 9" wide x 11.75" high
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-04-06
Condition Notes
Some brown stains about edges. Top edge ragged in spots with two small tears near left corner. A small tear on lower right edge.
Ink print on paper. Drawing of Penn Square looking toward N. Queen St. The Soldiers' Monument in the left foreground is surrounded by women in long dresses, bonnets; some with umbrellas/parasols; men wearing hats.Wagons and horses stand in the lower right. The dome of the courthouse is in the background on the right.
Year Range From
1874
Year Range To
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Print
Height (cm)
27.94
Height (ft)
0.9166666667
Height (in)
11
Width (cm)
30.48
Width (ft)
1
Width (in)
12
Dimension Details
The print is within a margin and measures 8.875 " wide x 7.5 " high.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Brown on edges. 1/2-inch tear on lower right edge. On reverse, brown on top 2 to 3 inches; also brown on lower left. Some spotting on lower right.
Image of Trinity Lutheran Church. 1800's. New brick facade, wrought iron grate/fence surrounding building's sides. Steeple now integrated with building's face.
Looking toward South Queen Street, a view of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on a cobblestone Penn Square. Note the New Era on left of photo and Intelligencer Journal on right. same as photo 2-05-11-14.
East King Street looking east to Duke Street. Signs for Burks, Rhodes Reed Jeweler, George W. Brown's Furniture Warerooms and also shows horse and wagon