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| Date: | 05 15 1935 |
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| Description: | View of a U.S. Pharmacopeia Exhibit about a class of medications called 'digitalis' at the annual Philadelphia on Parade. Digitalis medicines are used to i... |
| Date: | 05 05 1937 |
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| Description: | View of an educational exhibit set up under the auspices of George Beal, for the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, at the dedication of the Mellon Institute. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Advertising card from an exhibition of the Herring-Curtiss "Golden Flyer" in which Glenn Curtiss had won the first Gordon Bennett trophy at Rheims. The exh... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | International "Jungle Yacht" parked at "Gould's" service station on the way from an International Harvester factory to New York City. Explorer Attilio Gatt... |
| Date: | 1795 |
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| Description: | State of Pennsylvania Lottery ticket authorised by law to benefit the Schuylkill and Susquehanna, and Delaware and Schuylkill Canals. |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Elias Durand (1794-1873), French botanist. Left France and came to America after the downfall of Emperor Napoleon. Es... |
| Date: | 09 28 1842 |
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| Description: | A page in Samuel Marshall's diary, dated September 28, 1842, with several short entries. |
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| Description: | The North East corner of public square. Features connected buildings which house a book store and a hardware store. Caption reads: "North-East Corner Publi... |
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| Description: | A view of a boy and a girl clad in "costumes worn by brothers and sisters". The boy on the left is holding a Bible in his left hand. |
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| Description: | Explanatory text about the work of the Saloon and Saloon Hospital in giving Aid to Soldiers. |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in... |
| Date: | 11 14 1955 |
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| Description: | President and Mrs Eisenhower stand on a platform at the lower right to speak to the citizens of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who had turned out to greet him. ... |
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| Description: | Interior of J.M. Stearns Book & Stationary Store. Pens, books, and printing supplies are on display. |
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| Description: | Interior view of an antique shop, the proprietor of which was Mrs. L.H. Morrison. Scene includes teacups on saucers, a wooden chair, an oil lamp, a table ... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of an antique shop. Signage reads, "Post Office, King of Prussia, Furniture, Antique Shop, Old Glass, L.H. Morrison." Also visible are chairs... |
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| Description: | View of women reading at Saint Xavier Academy, established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1847. The women sit in the grass near a statue of Mary and Jesus. Cap... |
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| Description: | An aerial view of the campus. Four main buildings comprise the campus, with smaller buildings standing on the right side. The larger buildings have round t... |
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| Description: | View depicting the "morning study hour," taking place outdoors at St. Xavier's Academy. Women and children sit on benches and in the grass on either side o... |
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| Description: | Interior of a library at Clarion State Normal School, established in 1873. Men and women read at tables and choose books from shelves. |
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| Description: | Interior of a library in Saint Joseph Hall, opened in 1903. Located on the campus of Mount Saint Joseph Collegiate Institute, founded in 1900, the library ... |
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