A.) 1928 - The Spirit of Chirstmas Seals looks on as President Calvin Coolidge accepts Christmas Seals from Emily Bissell, the creator of the first U. S. Seals in 1907.
B.) 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts Seals from Stevan Dohanos, designer of that year's Seals.
C.) 1950 - President Harry Turman accepts Christmas Seals from Frederick D. Hopkins who represented the Chrimstas Seal People.
D.) 1953 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts Seals from james E. Perkins, MD, then managing director of the American Lung Association.
E.) 1962 - President John F. Kennedy accepts Christmas Seals from Anne Marie Fitzgerald, "Little Miss Christmas Seal" from Cleveland, Ohio.
Photograph- Mayor James H. Ross, second from left, George Earle, third from left, and Charles T. Carpenter, at right, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, fourth from left, and others when Roosevelt visited Lancaster
Photograph- Mayor James H. Ross, second from left, George Earle, third from left, and Charles T. Carpenter, at right, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, fourth from left, and others when Roosevelt visited Lancaster
Description
Mayor James H. Ross, second from left, George Earle, third from left, and Charles T. Carpenter, at right, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, fourth from left, and others when Roosevelt visited Lancaster
Photograph- Seven men standing on platform of a railroad car with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From left are: George Earle, Hon. Joseph Guffy, Mayor James H. Ross, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, James Hale Steinman, and Col. E. M. Watson.
Photograph- Seven men standing on platform of a railroad car with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From left are: George Earle, Hon. Joseph Guffy, Mayor James H. Ross, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, James Hale Steinman, and Col. E. M. Watson.
Description
Seven men standing on platform of a railroad car with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From left are: George Earle, Hon. Joseph Guffy, Mayor James H. Ross, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, James Hale Steinman, and Col. E. M. Watson.
Picture of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, and presumably William J. Buch. Note on back of photograph: "This photo was sent to my father from someone he knew in D.C. - I do not know who, but it could have been Postmaster Gen. James Farley."
Note attached to group of pictures: "Stan Buch presents this box of memorabilia that belonged to his father "William J. Buch, founder of Buch's Pharmacy to the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Included are World War I materials related to the 79th Division; letters and other materials related to William Buch's reputation as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's double during Roosevelt's terms in office and other political memorabilia; material related to Leo Hauck and other early 20th century boxers in Lancaster; and a copy of an article William Buch sent to "Ripley's Believe It or Not." (MG0658)
Provenance
Note attached to group of pictures: "Stan Buch presents this box of memorabilia that belonged to his father, William J. Buch, founder of Buch's Pharmacy) to the Lancaster County Historical Society."
