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Zeta Psi Scrapbook, ca. 1900 (inclusive)

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1 item

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Historic trees of Philadelphia, circa 1899 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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Ethel Austin Shrigley (1875-1936) was a naturalist and suffragist from Lansdowne, PA. This volume contains a typescript of Shrigley's book, Historic Trees of Philadelphia, which was published in 1899.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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H. Ehlers Ahmednagar prisoner of war camp photograph album, circa 1914-1918 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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Ahmednagar, a city and fort in India, was the site of one of Great Britain's prisoner of war camps during World War I. This camp held both prisoners of war and German and Austrian civilians from 1914 and 1918. This photograph album, belonging to H. Ehlers, contains 54 photographs that document life at Ahmednagar. The landscape surrounding the camp; the buildings; the inhabitants (both military and civilian prisoners); and the prisoners' pastimes, espeically sports and cultural activities are particularly well represented.

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Photograph album by a British soldier, 1945 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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Photograph album by an unknown British soldier in 1945. The album contains black-and-white snapshots of the soldier's journey from Italy to Quetta, Pakistan.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Victorian military photograph album, circa 1880s (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (1 volume)

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This collection is composed of 45 photographs in a leather bound and engraved album which includes substantial interior design elements, specifically 16 color plates by R. Caton Woodville. The album itself is entitled "Army & Navy Album" and was published in Germany. The subjects of the photographs are all individuals, in formal, studio settings. A majority are in military dress, some in every day outfits. There does not appear to be continuity in the photos and little duplication in the subjects. It's likely the photos were taken in the last several decades of the 1800s, around the time of the printing of the album itself, though no dates are recorded in the album.

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Views in Homestead Steel Works, 1895 (inclusive)

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1 volume (15 leaves)

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Photograph album comprising 27 photographs of the Homestead steel yard and factory entitled Views in Homestead Steel Works dated 1895.

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[British] soldier's photograph album of India, 1945 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet

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This collection is composed of about 80 photographs taken in India in and around 1945 by an unidentified soldier, likely British.

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Cleon S. Long World War II photograph album of India, circa 1945 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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This album consists of more than 80 photographs taken by American serviceman Cleon S. Long, as well as various ephemera, from his time in India during World War II.

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Razmak Brigade photograph album, circa 1936-1938 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (1 volume)

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This album contains just under 50 photographs of young men of the Razmak Brigade during the Waziristan campaign in the North West frontier of India (now Pakistan).

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Newell Sill Jenkins papers, 1905-1915, undated (inclusive)

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0.4 linear_foot (1 box)

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This collection contains some papers of the esteemed American dentist Newell Sill Jenkins (1840-1919) who practiced for most of his career in Dresden, Germany and popularized the use of porcelain tooth enamel. A small booklet with notes on Jenkins' experiments with dental cement is included in the collection, along with a large album presented to him on his seventieth birthday by a cohort of American dentists. There are also a few miscellaneous photographs and pages of notes in this collection, as well as a menu from a dinner held in Jenkins' honor.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]