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Historical Society of Pennsylvania poster and broadside collection
HSP staff assembled this collection of broadsides, circulars, facsimiles, prints, blotters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material largely related to Philadelphia businesses and institutions. Subjects within the collection are quite varied and include auctions, banks, insurance compani...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania Poster and Broadside Collection |
| Collection Number: | V94 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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Processing Information: Some posters in this collection were formerly part of HSP collection of World War I posters (Collection 3349), which has been disbanded. They include the Camden Civic Exposition posters (Box 7, folder 10) and Woodrow Wilson posters (Flat File 10). Large miscellaneous posters from Collection 3349 have been moved to Flat File 9. |
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2.2 Linear feet ; 7 boxes, 9 flat files |
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The collection is open for research. |
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HSP staff assembled this collection of broadsides, circulars, facsimiles, prints, blotters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material largely related to Philadelphia businesses and institutions. Subjects within the collection are quite varied and include auctions, banks, insurance companies, museums, printing establishments, the Civil War, labor strikes, Washingtoniana, Lincolniana (mostly remembrances of his assassination), and transportation. In addition to items documenting Philadelphia, the collection includes materials from several other Pennsylvania counties and states along the Eastern seaboard.
The collection is divided into four categories: three according to location and one solely for advertisements. It is further arranged alphabetically within each category according to subject. Oversized items have been moved to flat files. A detailed inventory is available in the Historical Society’s library. |