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
Images
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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
Images
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Photographs of portraits of General Jacob Kline and Elizabeth W. Kline (wife)
Object ID
GTW-006
Date Range
No date
  4 images  
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Photographs of portraits of General Jacob Kline and Elizabeth W. Kline (wife)
Description
Carte de visite-sized photograph of portrait of General Jacob Kline. Verso: "General Jacob Kline War of 1812 Copy of portrait" Carte de visite-sized photograph of portrait of Elizabeth W. Kline. Verso: Elizabeth W. Kline copied from portrait in possession of Kline family" Carte-de-visites are undated, identified as the work of L. M. Williams, 7 Front St., Columbia. Note: Parents of Elizabeth (Kline) Young, grandparents of Annie E. (Young) Welsh.
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. Originals are said to be in the Kline family.
Date Range
No date
Creator
Williams, Lesher M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Kline, Jacob
Kline, Elizabeth W.
Williams, Leslie M.
Subject
Photographs
Carte de visite photographs
United States--History--War of 1812
Classification
MG0828
MG0828_SeriesF
GTW
Search Terms
Photographs
Cartes de visite
War of 1812
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
2.125 x 3 inches
Dimention Details
2.125 x 3 inches and 2.5 x 3.625 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
Images are somewhat faded.
Object ID
GTW-006
Notes
Removed from the Family Bible (MG0828_SeriesF_F03) in 2019.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0828_SeriesF_GTW-006
Images
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Alice Welsh
Object ID
GTW-010
Date Range
No date
  2 images  
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Alice Welsh
Description
Carte de visite of Alice Welsh.
Verso: "Alice Welsh" L. M. Williams, Photographer, 247 Locust St., Columbia, PA
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
Creator
Williams, Lesher M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Welsh, Alice
Williams, Leslie M.
Subject
Photographs
Carte de visite photographs
Classification
MG0828
MG0828_SeriesF
GTW-010
Search Terms
Photographs
Cartes de visite
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
2.5 x 4.25 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
2020-11-14
Condition Date
Stained.
Object ID
GTW-010
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0828_SeriesF_GTW-010
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Mary Welsh
Object ID
GTW-011
Date Range
No date
  2 images  
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Mary Welsh
Description
Carte de visite of Mary Welsh.
Verso: "Mary Welsh" MacCollin, S. E. Cor. Third & Pine Streets, Williamsport, PA"
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, Mary Young "Mazie"
Studio
MacCollin
Subject
Photographs
Carte de visite photographs
Classification
MG0828
MG0828_SeriesF
GTW-011
Search Terms
Photographs
Cartes de visite
Place
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
2.5 x 4.25 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
2020-11-14
Condition Date
Stained.
Object ID
GTW-011
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0828_SeriesF_GTW-011
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Effie Welsh
Object ID
GTW-012
Date Range
No date
  2 images  
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Carte de visite of Effie Welsh
Description
Carte de visite of Effie Welsh.
Verso: "Effie Welsh" Thos. Cummings, 40 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA No. of Neg. 29115
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
Creator
Cummings, Thomas
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Welsh, Effie
Cummings, Thomas
Subject
Photographs
Carte de visite photographs
Classification
MG0828
MG0828_SeriesF
GTW-012
Search Terms
Photographs
Cartes de visite
Object Name
Carte-de-visite
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
2.5 x 4.25 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
2020-11-14
Object ID
GTW-012
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0828_SeriesF_GTW-012
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Carte de visite. Jeremiah G. Hess, Columbia coal merchant and ironmaster. He was a partner in the Henry Clay furnace and was treasurer of the Susquehanna Rolling Mill, as well as serving as president of the Columbia Board of Trade.
Object ID
1-01-03-16
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Carte de visite. Jeremiah G. Hess, Columbia coal merchant and ironmaster. He was a partner in the Henry Clay furnace and was treasurer of the Susquehanna Rolling Mill, as well as serving as president of the Columbia Board of Trade.
Description
Carte de visite. Jeremiah G. Hess, Columbia coal merchant and ironmaster. He was a partner in the Henry Clay furnace and was treasurer of the Susquehanna Rolling Mill, as well as serving as president of the Columbia Board of Trade.
Creator
Little, Rolandus J. M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hess, Jeremiah G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
Carte de visite photographs
Search Terms
Cartes de visite
Forges
Furnaces
Henry Clay Furnace
Iron manufacturers
Merchants
Mills
Susquehanna Rolling Mill
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.5 x 4 inches
Object ID
1-01-03-16
Images
Less detail