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Case, Traveling

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.2000.001.003

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: Black leather bag with rolled leather handle at top center where the bag opens on a brass-plated iron frame with side hinges. The interior is separated into two interior pockets.; This bag appears to be identical to a Gladstone bag; a small portmanteau suitcase built over a rigid frame which was separated into two equal interior sections. Unlike a suitcase, a Gladstone bag is deeper in proportion to its length. Gladstones are typically made of stiff leather and often belted with lanyards. The bags are named after William Ewart Gladstone, the four-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.; The place of origin is unknown.

Year Range From: 1854

Year Range To: 1890

Made By: Unknown

Last Owner: Unknown

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: West Wing East Room

Storage Wall: East Wall

Location Found: Found in collection

Object Name: Case, Traveling

Oither Names: Portmanteau

Material: Leather, brass plated iron

Height (cm): 30.48

Height (ft): 1

Height (in): 12

Width (cm): 46.99

Width (ft): 1.5416666667

Width (in): 18.5

Depth (cm): 21.59

Depth (ft): 0.7083333333

Depth (in): 8.5

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2021-06-28

Condition Notes: Handle is in poor condition with 90% of leather surface severely cracked. Majority of the body leather is also cracked and excessively dry.

Object ID: W.2000.001.003

Accession Number: W.2000.001

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Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/95f771a8-af75-4e3d-a2b1-185015260140

Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: James Buchanan and Wheatland Scrapbook, February 1936-May 1948

Object ID: MG0096 Scrapbook 01

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: James Buchanan and Wheatland Scrapbook, February 1936-May 1948

Description: James Buchanan and Wheatland Scrapbook, February 1936-May 1948. This scrapbook describes the establishment and grand opening of James Buchanan’s Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The volume contains newspaper articles that tell Wheatland estate’s history and James Buchanan’s life story. Newspaper articles illustrate the excavation and archaeology performed at the estate before May 1948.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old.

Creation Date: 1936-1948

Year Range From: 1936

Year Range To: 1948

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Buchanan, James

Subjects: Scrapbooks; Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; Wheatland; Historic houses; Presidents; Scrapbooks; Newspaper clippings; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 boxes, 80 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 oversized item, 4 cubic ft.

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2007-10-01

Object ID: MG0096 Scrapbook 01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images.; Original scrapbook is restricted due to poor condition and may only be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.; To make a request, please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Numbers: MG-0096, Scrapbook

Other Number: MG-0096, Scrapbook

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.; James Buchanan and Wheatland Scrapbook, February 1936-May; 1948 was cataloged as part of a project funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7a49ab2d-b548-4a6f-bb71-092927140260

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: James Buchanan Memorial, 1902-1915

Object ID: MG0434_B022

Date Range: 1902-1015

Collection: The Scrapbook Collection Object ID: MG0434 B022 Title: James Buchanan Memorial, 1902-1915 Dates: 1902-1915 Extent: 1 volume Creator: Unknown. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 22 Description: Although James Buchanan is the subject; his

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: James Buchanan Memorial, 1902-1915

Description: James Buchanan Memorial, 1902-1915. Although James Buchanan is the subject; his Freemasonry is the focus of this scrapbook. The book contains information on the Masonic Home in Elizabethtown and Wheatland in Lancaster. The people mentioned in the scrapbook are H. T. Albert, William Uhler Hensel, and Jacob Hay Brown.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old.

Date Range: 1902-1015

Creation Date: 1902-1915

Year Range From: 1902

Year Range To: 1915

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Buchanan, James; Hensel, William Uhler; Albert, H. T.; Brown, Jacob Hay

Subjects: Masonic Homes (Elizabethtown, Pa.); Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); Freemasons; Floods--Susquehanna River; Floods--Pennsylvania; Trolley cars; Scrapbooks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Wheatland; Historic houses; Freemasons; Scrapbooks; Newspaper clippings; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Masonic Homes; Floods; Masonic Villages

Extent: 1 volume, 87 scans

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_B022

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers (JBFP); Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm in the LancasterHistory Research Library; LancasterHistory Library collection; Photograph collection; Curatorial collection; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images.; Original scrapbook may only be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.; To make a request, please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Numbers: MG-0434, Box 022

Other Number: MG-0434, Box 022

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.; This scrapbook was cataloged as part of a project funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/240f31c1-210a-43cd-8d7c-426373542150

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Masonic Order Activities and the Anniversary Celebration of James Buchanan Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_B075

Date Range: No date

1 document 20 images

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Masonic Order Activities and the Anniversary Celebration of James Buchanan Scrapbook

Description: Masonic Order Activities and the Anniversary Celebration of James Buchanan Scrapbook, No date. This scrapbook contains a considerable amount of information about Freemasons and James Buchanan's involvement as a Freemason. Commemorating James Buchanan's 100th year as a Freemason, the book shows the events surrounding that celebration through newspaper clippings and handwritten notations. An item of special interest is the facsimile of a handwritten letter by James Buchanan from 1816. The volume conveys information about the bicentennial of Templarism in Lancaster County. Bylaws and historic member lists are available for Lancaster and Elizabethtown. Some names mentioned are Marquis de Lafayette, Commodore Thomas MacDonaugh (head of a local Freemason chapter), and Andrew Jackson.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old.

Date Range: No date

Creation Date: No date

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Buchanan, James; MacDonaugh, Thomas; Jackson, Andrew

Subjects: Masonic Homes (Elizabethtown, Pa.); Freemasons; Scrapbooks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Elizabethtown (Pa.); Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Masonic Homes; Freemasons; Scrapbooks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings; Elizabethtown; Masonic Villages

Extent: 1 volume, 20 scans

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_B075

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers (JBFP); Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm in the LancasterHistory Research Library; LancasterHistory Library collection; Photograph collection; Curatorial collection; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images.; Original scrapbook may only be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.; To make a request, please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Numbers: MG-0434, Box 075

Other Number: MG-0434, Box 075

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.; This scrapbook was cataloged as part of a project funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8f5892b0-597e-43ce-9f1b-615235507742

Collection: Record of Fire Calls in Lancaster City

Title: Record of Fire Calls in Lancaster City

Object ID: MG0861

Date Range: 1882-1988

Collection: Record of Fire Calls in Lancaster City

Title: Record of Fire Calls in Lancaster City

Description: Logbook of fire calls in Lancaster City, 1882-1940. List of captains appointed from 1922-1938. Names of deceased firefighters and associated cemeteries. Newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1882-1988

Year Range From: 1882

Year Range To: 1988

Date of Accumulation: 1882-1988

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Subjects: Fire chiefs; Fire fighters; Fires--Pennsylvania--Lancaster; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: Manuscript groups; Finding aids; Fire chiefs; Firefighters; Fires; Lancaster; Fire calls

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0861

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Notes: Given in memory of Elizabeth Winters Hall.; This collection has not been fully cataloged.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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.

Accession Number: 2021.039

Other Numbers: MG-861

Other Number: MG-0861

Classification: MG0861

Description Level: Fonds

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/23ce2516-8359-4a71-96b5-150573978331

Collection: Historical, Agricultural, and Mechanics Institute of Lancaster Colledtion

Title: The Historical, Agricultural, and Mechanics Institute of Lancaster Collection

Object ID: MG0870

Date Range: 1860

. Language: English Biographical and Historical Note: Source of Acquisition: Gift of Dr. Herbert H. Beck, date unknown. Custodial History (Provenance): Accruals: No further accruals are expected. Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), The Historical, Agricultural, and

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Collection: Historical, Agricultural, and Mechanics Institute of Lancaster Colledtion

Title: The Historical, Agricultural, and Mechanics Institute of Lancaster Collection

Description: This collection contains the amended charter of the Historical, Agricultural, and Mechanics Institute of Lancaster, filed 21 December 1860. This organization is also referred to as the Lancaster Athenaeum.

Date Range: 1860

Date of Accumulation: 1860

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Subjects: Charters; Associations, institutions, etc.

Search Terms: Associations, institutions, etc.; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Charters

Extent: 1 folder

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0870

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), The Historical, Agricultural, and Mechanics Institute of Lancaster Collection (MG0870), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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.

Accession Number: Unknown.MG0870

Other Numbers: MG-870

Other Number: MG-870

Classification: MG0870

Description Level: Fonds

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Letter

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter to Samuel Harris

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F124_In02

Date Range: 1865/03/10

2 documents

Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter to Samuel Harris

Description: Letter to Samuel Harris reporting that the writer has been unwell since he joined the army, they are with Gen. Sherman and about to take Richmond, and he would like paper and stamps, and word from home. "…we are goin to take Richmon and Army men will fall…" Sent in the care of George [Steinhauser] to Samuel Harris, hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. With envelope.

Date Range: 1865/03/10

Creation Date: 10 March 1865

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Harris, Samuel; Steinhauser, George

Subjects: Letters; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army

Search Terms: Civil War; Letters; Persons of color; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States Army

Extent: 2 items, 6 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F124_In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letter from James Clark to Mrs. Martin D. Hess (MG0018_SerA_F124_In01)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series A, Folder 124, Insert 2

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: One of two letters discovered in 1988 in the collections of the Lancaster History with Justice of the Peace records from 1873. Added to database 24 March 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Fraktur

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8f46d4b4-47b2-4d9a-8dac-861512315242

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.00.41.1

Date Range: 1874

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Fraktur birth record for Henry C. Harnish, ink, pencil and watercolor on buff wove paper.; Text in black lettering with polychrome shading in pink, blue and grey. Names decorated with calligraphic flourishes typical of this time. Each line is a different lettering styles.; Text reads: "Henry C. Harnish/ Son of/ John and Elizabeth Harnish/ Was Born/ September 4th 1874./ Pequea Township/ Lancaster County/ Pennsylvania." The text is surrounded by an oval drawn in pencil.; Removed from frame: old worn frame had wide molding, originally gilded, stained dark brown and varnished.

Date Range: 1874

Year Range From: 1874

Made By: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Cabinet: Cabinet 2

Storage Shelf: Shelf 4

Storage Container: Box 0537

People: Harnish, Henry

Subject: Fraktur art; Frakturs (Documents)

Search Terms: Fraktur; Birth records

Object Name: Fraktur

Oither Names: Birth Record

Material: Paper, Ink

Height (cm): 30.48

Height (ft): 1

Height (in): 12

Width (cm): 25.4

Width (ft): 0.8333333333

Width (in): 10

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2017-11-29

Condition Notes: Fraktur is darkened with acid burn, especially around edges. Large oval acid burn (caused by knot in wood) just below center. Some small tears and losses around edges. Light soiling.; Frame heavily worn with many scratches, gashes and cracks. Removed from frame due to acidic wooden backing boards. Now unframed.

Object ID: P.00.41.1

Notes: Research: A John Harnish is listed as a farmer in New Danville in the 1869 Directory. See file for results of search for Henry.

Place of Origin: Lancaster County

Credit: Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: P.00.41

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Fraktur

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e43920eb-6ad5-49cb-92cc-329252063080

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.02.10.1

Date Range: c. 1811

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: European "Lettre de Bapteme" is a hand-done fraktur on off-white laid paper, mounted within a window mat. This is a baptismal letter in German script, dated 1811. Most others of this form were printed, not freehand. A running vine of tulips and other flowers -- colored with red, green and blue -- is captured by two line borders, a red outer one and a blue inner line border. At top center of flower border is a heart and another at bottom center. Each has writing within. Small handwritten inscription written later along top above red line border. Middle is illegible; at far left is "Decede / Wolff Jean George" and at far right is "83 ano 8 m. 19 j." The French word "Decede" means deceased.; Centerfield of fraktur has German script text, divided at midline by a thin line border. The text begins: "Werde Fromm und mach le gross werde deiner Eltern..." The child was born April 22, 1811 and baptized April 30, 1811.; Mittelhausbergen, France (just outside town of Strasbourg)

Date Range: c. 1811

Year Range From: 1811

Year Range To: 1815

Made By: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Cabinet: Cabinet 2

Storage Shelf: Shelf 4

Storage Container: Box 0537

Subject: Baptismal records; Fraktur art; Frakturs (Documents)

Search Terms: Baptismal records; Fraktur; Lettre de Bapteme

Object Name: Fraktur

Material: Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Height (cm): 25.7175

Height (ft): 0.84375

Height (in): 10.125

Width (cm): 20.6375

Width (ft): 0.6770833333

Width (in): 8.125

Dimension Details: Matboard mount is H: 13" W: 10"

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2017-11-29

Condition Notes: Fold lines, two vertical and two horizontal, with some tears and breakage at intersections of fold lines. General soiling with some foxing; various scattered dark brown to light brown stains. Top has small hole to left of center and at right of center is a break at fold line. One inch down from right top corner at edge is a semi-circular brown stain with edge nick. Streaked line stain near bottom left corner. Colors are still vivid.

Object ID: G.02.10.1

Place of Origin: Mittelhausbergen, France

Credit: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. David T. Mininberg, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: G.02.10

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Chair

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.92.01

Date Range: c. 1760-1774

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Walnut side chair, wainscoat type, frame construction with pinned mortise and tenon joints. Shaped crest rail secured with one pin. Baluster-shaped center splat secured with a double pinned mortise and tenon joint and rests on rail above seat level; rail has molded lower edge. Rail at seat back is raisedabove seat level & has same molding as above rail. Plank seat (replaced) of two boards is pinned to chair rails. Bottom edges of all 4 chair rails have molded lower edge. Front legs are baluster-shaped; back legs are square, although they taper in thickness from seat level to top. Back legs also have a backcut front face from stretcher to floor, and curve back. Box stretchers have the same molding as rails above, but are molded on both upper and lower edges.; Probably Lancaster Boro

Provenance: Probably owned by Anthony Schneider (1725-1774) due to the belief that this chair was in his inventory after death. His 1774 Inventory lists a set of 4 walnut chairs. At his death he was living on the site of the Kirk Johnson Building on W. King Street. Anthony Schneider was the father of Gov. Simon Snyder(1759-1819) who was born in Lancaster Borough.; Chair descended through the Fisher and Mertz families. Chair believed to have been purchased by antiques dealer Dick Jones of Muncy, PA, at the "Fisher family sale" at the Isle of Que (section of Selinsgrove), circa mid-1960s. Purchased by restorer Peter Deen, who replaced the seat. Deen sold to Vonnie Haynes, a "minor dealer & major character in Adamstown" who sold it to Neil Kamil, then to museum. (See letter of 18 Apr 1991 from N. Kamil in file.)

Date Range: c. 1760-1774

Year Range From: 1760

Year Range To: 1774

Made By: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: East Wall

Storage Shelf: Upper Shelf

People: Schneider, Anthony; Snyder, Simon

Subject: Chairs

Search Terms: Chairs

Object Name: Chair

Material: Walnut

Height (cm): 106.68

Height (ft): 3.5

Height (in): 42

Width (cm): 48.26

Width (ft): 1.5833333333

Width (in): 19

Depth (cm): 40.64

Depth (ft): 1.3333333333

Depth (in): 16

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2017-12-14

Condition Notes: Moderate wear overall. Front stretcher very worn. Previous chair owner and furniture conservator, Peter Deen, of Nottingham, PA, replaced seat. Metal corner braces & screws removed. Scratches on left chair rail.

Object ID: P.92.01

Notes: Patricia J. Keller states "a similar side chair is in a private collection outside Pittsburgh, PA, and another is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (#'28-10-99, see photo in file).; Peter Seibert notes this chair relates closely to the furniture made in rural northern England during the 1600s and 1700s. It combines elements of different styles, William & Mary and Queen Anne.; Gov. Simon Snyder (1759-1819) served three terms from Dec. 20, 1808 - Dec. 16, 1817 as the first of many Penna. German governors of Pennsylvania. After his election of 1808, he was reelected a few years later by a landslide.

Credit: Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: P.92.01

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