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Ambrotype

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Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
Unidentified boy in dark suit
Object ID
ASF-01-06-03
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Object Name
Ambrotype
Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
Unidentified boy in dark suit
Description
Unidentified boy in dark suit, seated.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subject
Photographs
Classification
ASF-01-06-03
Search Terms
Ambrotypes
Children
Object Name
Ambrotype
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
1.5 x 2 inches
Dimention Details
Image is encased, but cover is detached. Backing paper and glass are worn.
Object ID
ASF-01-06-03
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.041
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Ambrotype

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Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Ambrotype of Amanda Louisa Buch Hornberger
Object ID
WBH-02-05-01
Date Range
c. 1851
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Object Name
Ambrotype
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Ambrotype of Amanda Louisa Buch Hornberger
Description
Amanda Louisa Buch Hornberger, born 1848, died 1917. Taken circa 1851.
Date Range
c. 1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hornberger, Amanda Louisa Buch
Subject
Photographs
Classification
WBH-02-05-01
Search Terms
Ambrotypes
Children
Portraits
Object Name
Ambrotype
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Dimention Details
Image in 3/25 x 3.75 inch case. Front cover of case is missing.
Object ID
WBH-02-05-01
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
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Amish year

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Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
813.54 A523
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Alternate Title
An Amish year.
Responsibility
by Richard Ammon ; illustrated by Pamela Patrick.
ISBN
0689826222
9780689826221
Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary
An Amish girl describes a year in her life and the activities that fill it, from early spring through the following winter.
Subjects
Amish - United States - Juvenile literature.
Amish children - United States - Juvenile literature.
Amish
Pennsylvania Dutch
Amish children
United States.
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Patrick, Pamela,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 A523
Websites
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/98052806.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/98052806.html
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Annual report of the Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools for the Year ending

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools.
Call Number
974.80061 P412
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Alternate Title
Annual report of the superintendent of Soldiers' Orphans of Pennsylvania
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa.?]
Publisher
State Printer of Pennsylvania
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Publication Frequency
Annual
Series
Official document
Notes
Title varies slightly.
Description based on: [1895]/1896.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools - Periodicals.
Children of military personnel - Pennsylvania - Periodicals.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80061 P412
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Annual report of the Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools for the Year ending

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools.
Call Number
362.732 P415
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa.?]
Publisher
State Printer of Pennsylvania
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Publication Frequency
Annual
Series
Official document
Notes
Title varies slightly.
Description based on: [1895]/1896.
Library has: 1917.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools - Periodicals.
Children of military personnel - Pennsylvania - Periodicals.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
362.732 P415
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Archive

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Collection
Lancaster County Citizens Committee Collection
Title
Lancaster County Citizens Committee Collection
Object ID
MG0899
Date Range
1950
: The Lancaster County Citizens Committee Collection contains the report of the Mid-Century White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1950. Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization) Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please
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Collection
Lancaster County Citizens Committee Collection
Title
Lancaster County Citizens Committee Collection
Description
The Lancaster County Citizens Committee Collection
contains the report of the Mid-Century White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1950.
Date Range
1950
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Appel, James Z.
Armstrong, C. W.
Batchelder, Robert C.
Brandon, Grant D.
Brenner, Sidney
Cantor, William
Denlinger, John
Eshleman, Edith
Gaige, Charles S.
Hare, Edgar Jr.
Harrison, james
Headrick, L. B.
Hershey, H. Raymond
Hill, Sherman L.
Kilgore, S. Ernest
Lockwood, Lewis
Mayser, Charles W.
Miller, Vesta
Nissley, Wilbur
Roschy, Robert W.
Sayles, Howard W.
Schildnecht, Page M.
Schreiber, Edna F.
Sheetz, Samuel B.
Slough, Mary E.
Smith, S. June
Smrtic, JoLouise
Stoner, Olivia
Taft, Sigmund S.
Wagner, James E.
Search Terms
Finding aids
Lancaster County Citizens Committee
Manuscript groups
Reports
Mid-Century White House Conference on Children and Youth
Washington, DC
Extent
1 folder, 1 item
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0899
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year),Lancaster County Citizens Committee (MG0899), 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.
Other Numbers
MG-899
Classification
MG0899
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 29, Folder 3, Item 1, 9 March 2022.
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Archive

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Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Object ID
MG0045
Date Range
1916-1972
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Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Description
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Date Range
1916-1972
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1972
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Andrews, David F.
Benda, W. T.
Beneker, Gerrit A.
Boyce, C. M.
Breitigan, Abraham
Brenner, William A.
Brown, Arthur William
Bryson, Raymond
Bull, Charles Livingston
Carbaugh, Calvin A.
Chambers, Charles E.
Christy, Howard Chandler
Cover, Martin
Culp, Guy
Daugherty, James A.
Davis, Robert Courtney
De Maris, Walter
Dommel, Elmer
Drepperd, C. W.
Eschbach, H. H.
Fergeson, George
Fisher, Harrison
Foringer, A. E.
Forsythe, Clyde
France, Charles
Fulton, Hugh R.
Gibble, Ammon
Griest, William Walton
Habel, Albert A.
Harner, Marvin
Helwig, John W.
Hendee, A.
Hiemenz, Edward A.
Hiestand, Benjamin
Hottenstein, H.
Kahl, William
Kellish, William
Kimmel, Harry
Krone, Herbert D.
Landis, Estes B.
Leber, Paul Revere
Lundy, Edwin H.
Lyons, Julius
Matricardi, Frank
McFarland, Owen
McKee, W. M.
Miller, Peter
Moore, Luther
Musser, John W.
Myers, S. W.
O'Bryen, Benjamin Frank
Orr, Alfred Everitt
Palm, Elam B.
Shafer, L. A.
Shenk, Roy
Shoop, J. M.
Small, W. F.
Snyder, James H.
Tittle, Walter
Usner, Isaac L.
Volk, Douglas
Wauk, S. J.
Worthington, Henry H.
Zellers, George
Subjects
Alco-Gravure
American Lithographic Co.
E. Ketterlinus & Co.
Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Lithography
Posters
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Prt. Co.
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States. Army
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
W.F. Powers Co.
William H. Forbes & Company
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
YMCA of the USA
Search Terms
28th Division
Alco-Gravure
Ambulance Company No. 111
American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111
American Lithographic Company
American Red Cross
Committee on Public Information Division of Pictorial Society
E. Ketterlinus and Company
Edwards and Deutsch Lithographic Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Finding aids
Haywood Strasser and Voigt Lithographic Company
Lithography
Manuscript groups
Military draft cards
Posters
Prohibition
Rotoprint Gravure Company
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett and Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Company
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States Army
United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces
United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans
W. F. Powers Company
William H. Forbes and Company
World War I
WWI
YMCA
Commission for Relief in Belgium
Extent
1 box, 49 folders, 31 posters, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0045
Related Item Notes
MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Additional Notes
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-45
Classification
MG0045
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.
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The boys' war : Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War

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Author
Murphy, Jim,
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
973.715 M978
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Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War
Responsibility
by Jim Murphy.
ISBN
0590456040 (pbk.)
Author
Murphy, Jim,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Scholastic,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
110 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Published by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.
Summary
Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.
Confederate States of America. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Children - Juvenile literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.715 M978
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Bylaws

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Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Records
Title
Constitution and bylaws of the Crispus Attucks Community Association
Object ID
MG0567_S02_F017_It19
Date Range
1963/04/18
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Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Records
Title
Constitution and bylaws of the Crispus Attucks Community Association
Description
Constitution and bylaws of the Crispus Attucks Community Association, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. "Official copy adopted April 18, 1963, with noted changes." Not signed.
Date Range
1963/04/18
Creation Date
18 April 1963
Creator
Lancaster Recreation Commission (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Cypress, John L.
Polite, Nelson M.,Sr.
Subjects
By-laws
Children
Community centers
Family recreation
Recreation centers
Youth
Youth centers
Search Terms
By-laws
Children
Community centers
Crispus Attucks Community Association
Crispus Attucks Community Association of the Lancaster Recreation Commission
Crispus Attucks Community Center
Family recreation
Lancaster Recreation Commission
Persons of color
Recreation centers
Youth
Youth centers
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Bylaws
Language
English
Object ID
MG0567_S02_F017_It19
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. 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
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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. 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2010.LancRec
Other Numbers
MG-567
Other Number
MG-567, Series 2, Folder 17, Item 19
Classification
MG0567
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by AN, 2010. Added to database 2 September 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Card, Advertising

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Collection
Card Collection
Title
Advertising trade card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Object ID
MG0180_S01_F012_In04_It01
Date Range
1884
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Collection
Card Collection
Title
Advertising trade card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description
Advertising trade card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, the largest importers and retailers in the world, pioneers in the business, and the only importers dealing direct with consumers.
The front of this trade card, with its derogatory and cariactured depiction of race, shows an African American family that stops to read a billboard advertising the business. "Whoa! Stephen till I read dis yer sign."
The reverse contains the address of the home office, locations of stores throughout the United States, and warnings about the "vile mixtures" of competitors.
Date Range
1884
Creation Date
1884
Creator
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subjects
Advertising
Advertising cards
African Americans in advertising
African Americans--History
Ephemera
Race discrimination
Stereotypes
Stores, Retail
Search Terms
Advertising
Advertising cards
African American men
African American women
Business cards
Children
Donkeys
Ephemera
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Lancaster
Persons of color
Racial stereotypes
Trade cards
Wagons
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Card, Advertising
Language
English
Object ID
MG0180_S01_F012_In04_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Card Collection (MG0180) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/39cc1c47-2885-4667-81d0-959136391688
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Card Collection (MG0180), Series #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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 at least two weeks 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. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-180
Other Number
MG-180, Series 1, Folder 12, Insert 4, Item 1
Classification
MG0180
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Oricinally cataloged by JM. Added to database 6 December 2023.
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