LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Wheatland
Object ID
HC-79-03-06
Date Range
c. 1940
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Wheatland
Description
Wheatland, home of President James Buchanan. Linen finish, color tinted.
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Wheatland
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
Ike Steinfeldt, Lancaster, PA
Printer
Curt Teich, Chicago
Object ID
HC-79-03-06
Other Number
G91.4
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-03-15
Date Range
1908
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Real photo postcard. Surroundings of old Hardwicke, Lancaster, PA.
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
1908
Creator
Landis, David Bachman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Hardwicke
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
David Bachman Landis
Printer
Pluck Art Printery, Lancaster
Object ID
HC-79-03-15
Other Number
G05.22.2
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-03-16
Date Range
June 1913
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Real photo postcard. Old Conestoga wagon (Gingrich's), of Lancaster, PA. Used on trip from Wilmington to Erie, June 1913.
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
June 1913
Creator
Landis, David Bachman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Hardwicke
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
David Bachman Landis
Printer
Pluck Art Printery, Lancaster
Object ID
HC-79-03-16
Other Number
G06.9.5
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-022-018
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa. Display at National Wax Museum. Wheatland is the home of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States and the only president to be born in Pennsylvania. Buchan was a bachelor and his niece, Miss Harriet Lane was White House hostess during his presidency. Here, Buchanan and Harriet Lane receive news of his election to the presidency from the front porch of "Wheatland" in June, 1856. The home is open to visitors.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, Pa.
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, N. Y.
Object ID
911-022-018
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-022-019
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa. Interior of the parlor.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, Pa.
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, N. Y.
Object ID
911-022-019
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-022-020
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa. Interior of master bedroom. Restored home of James Buchanan, Pennsylvania's only President. The Master Bedroom, like all the rooms in Wheatland is furnished with authentic pieces. The oriental silk dressing robe was a gift to Buchanan from the chinese Ambassador, over one hundred years ago.
Creator
Dussinger, Marshall
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
STEL-MAR, 329 Rhoda Dr., Lancaster, Pa.
Object ID
911-022-020
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-022-021
Date Range
before 1907
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wheatland, Home of President Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa.
Date Range
before 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Miss Katie Demmey, Neffsville, Lancaster County, Pa.
Sender
E. R. Hottenstein
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Soutler, Buchann & Young, 115-117 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pa.
Printer
L. B. Herr
Object ID
911-022-021
Additional Notes
Postmarked January 17, 1907, Landis Valley
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-022-022
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wheatland, Lancaster, Pa. The Harriet Lane Room. Buchanan was the nations's only bachelor President. His lovely niece, Harriet Lane, served as mistress of Wheatland.
Creator
Dussinger, Marshall
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
STEL-MAR, 329 Rhoda Dr., Lancaster, PA.
Object ID
911-022-022
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-022-024
Date Range
after 1907
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Wheatland, home of President James Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa.
Date Range
after 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Ike Steinfeldt, Lancaster
Object ID
911-022-024
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-022-025
Date Range
before 1907
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
"Wheatland," Residence of Ex- President, James Buchanan. Written on front: "Mrs. Weaver".
Date Range
before 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Object ID
911-022-025
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