LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Col. Thomas Welsh
Object ID
GTW-001
Date Range
No date
  2 images  
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Col. Thomas Welsh
Description
Carte de visite of Col. Thomas Welsh by J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. No date, but believed to be 1861.
Provenance
Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Date Range
No date
Creator
McClees, James Earle
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Welsh, Thomas
McClees, James Earle
Subject
Carte de visite photographs
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Photographs
Classification
MG0828
MG0828_SeriesD-61
GTW
Search Terms
Cartes de visite
Civil War
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
2.125 x 3 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
2020-09-19
Condition Date
Has been trimmed.
Object ID
GTW-001
Notes
Date and description from donor.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0828_SeriesD-61_GTW-001
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh
Object ID
GTW-003
Date Range
No date
  4 images  
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh
Description
Carte de visite of Thomas Welsh in full uniform, standing by a fluted column; left hand on the column and right hand tucked inside uniform. On reverse: "Specialite, Hoag & Quick's, Art Palace, No. 100, 4th St., opp Post Office, Cincinnati, Ohio." [1863]. 2 copies, one trimmed at the bottom.
Provenance
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Date Range
No date
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Welsh, Thomas
Studio
Hoag & Quick's Art Palace
Subject
Hoag & Quick's Art Palace (Cincinnati, Oh.)
Carte de visite photographs
Cincinnati (Ohio)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Photographers
Classification
MG0828
MG0828_SeriesD-63
GTW
Search Terms
Cartes de visite
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hoag & Quick's Art Palace
Civil War
Photographers
Place
Cincinnati, Ohio
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
2.375 x 3.675 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
2020-08-18
Condition Date
2 copies. Small loss around edges; soilded, water stain on reverse. One copy is trimmed at the bottom.
Object ID
GTW-003
Notes
Date and description from donor.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0828_SeriesD-63_GTW-003
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Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-06-138
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Barton identifies this as "John Wayne's Mill at Compass, Chester County, on Millers Run".
Provenance
Photographs from MG-15 Harold R. Barton Collection
Creator
Barton, R. Harold
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Compass, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Compassville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
John Wayne's Mill
Mills
Place
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
2.5 x 3.75 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-06-138
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-11
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Document commissioning Henry F. Slaymaker captain of the 7th Company of the 98th Regiment of the Militita of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Second Brigade, Fourth Division of Militia of Lancaster County, August 3, 1811.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Henry F.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Documents
Militia
War of 1812
Military
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-11
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-07-35
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Pennsylvania Soap Company, also known as Miller's Soap Works
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Pennsylvania Soap Company
Miller's Soap Works
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-10-07-35
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Mt. Gretna
Object ID
1-10-07-62
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Title
Mt. Gretna
Description
Entrance to campmeeting grounds at Mt. Gretna
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Camp meetings
Place
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-10-07-62
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-07-63
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mt. Gretna
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Place
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-10-07-63
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-07-64
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mt. Gretna
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Place
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-10-07-64
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-07-65
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Entrance to campmeeting grounds at Mt. Gretna
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Camp meetings
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Place
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-10-07-65
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-07-66
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mt. Gretna
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Place
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-10-07-66
Images
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