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RB03.B17.F06 - Photographs and etchings
Included are 18 black and white, 4 x 6" photographs photocopied from the Annual Reports of the Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphan School at Chester Springs. Shown are portraits, drills, children in front of the buildings.
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RG1.B1.F13 - Booklet
Booklet is number 282 of limited first printing of 500 copies; history and traditions of the Blue Ball Inn, one of the last remaining inns on the old Conestoga Trail
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RG1.B1.F14 - Newspaper article
Copy of Article from Evening Bulletin, August 22, 1977. depicting Quaker farmers watching British Troops crossing the Brandywine Rive
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RG1.B1.F15 - Booklet
1 - A brief report of the history and culture surrounding the development of Chester County from its origins in 1682 to the present 2 - Books and materials from the 16 public librariaes of Chester County - a bibliography on the history of Chester County
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RG1.B1.F16 - Report
C. Barton Higham researched and presented Chester Springs - a history while a student at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster.
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RG1.B1.F17 - Magazine article
Article in Early American Life magazine discussing how to grow and use herbs
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RG1.B1.F18 - Booklet
This booklet describes the Cloister facility in Lititz, PA, and the life and industry of this religious group plus their participation as a medical hospital during the Revolutionary War
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RG1.B1.F19 - Booklet
This booklet contains drawings of various flags used during the Revolutionary War that could be colored
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RG1.B1.F20 - Magazine
This is a special edition of TIME magazine published for July 4, 1776; it outlines the Revolutionary War and the road to independence and the settling of the United States
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RG1.B1.F21 - Documents
Five items including copies of newspaper clippings regarding Route 202 development plans and preservation of historic properties; description of pilot program for KoP Historical Society; booklet titled "The King of Prussia Story" , a description of the activities of the KoP Historical Society
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RG1.B1.F22 - Booklet
Saratoga describes the Battle of Saratoga and the Burgoyne Campaign during the Revolutionary War: Saratoga is a National Historical Park in New York state
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RG1.B1.F23 - Magazine article
"The Impact of George Washington's Image on the Popular Imagination" is a magazine article discussing the folk art images of George Washington in its variety of styles and media. The "George Washington Cuts a Fine Figure" online article discues the first forensic reconstruction of George Washington that is to be displayed at Mount Vernon.
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RG1.B1.F24 - Magazine article
This article discusses and illustrates the various forms of memorial prints and objects that were produced at the death of George Washingon on Decemer 14, 1799. Included are engravings, prints, poetry, eulogies, arm bands, music and mementos of rings, lockets, medals, handkerchiefs, wallpaper, paintings and figures.
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RG1.B1.F25 - Magazine article
Historians look at many images of George Washington and debate what he really looked like and if the paintings of him are the real likeness.
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RG1.B1.F26 - Booklet
Pennsylvania Historic Studies: No. 10 The Pennsylvania Historical Association University Park, PA
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RG1.B1.F27 - Pamphlet
Letter to Thomas Boaz from Alix Jacobs, Archivist - January 21,1992 Letter to Alix Jacobs from Thomas Boaz - 13 September 1991 Monograph of British Marines during the period of 1774 to 1776
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RG1.B1.F29 - Newspaper clippings
This newspaper clipping details a project set up to give a full documentation and research instrument to the financial records of General George Washington. This will provide a glimpse into the life of the 18th century.
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RG1.B1.F30 - Reprint
This folder contains a news clipping from 1987 re the establishment of the Herb Garden at the site of the Revolutionary War hospital at Yellow Springs. It also contains a 2012 brochure printed by the Philadelphia Unit Herb Society of Ameria detailing the current Herb Garden with a plan, a list of plants with associated cures and a list of activities for the Herb Garden.
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RG1.B10 - Newsletter
This is a collection of The Brigade Dispatch - The Journal of the Brigade of the American Revolution. The journals contain a wealth of information re the Revolutionary War with historical pieces, and encampment information. Artifact information as well is included. Some of the information is informative for reenactors.
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