| 1 | Author: | Day, Sherman,1806-1884. | Requires cookie* |
| Title: | Ephraim Dyer IV Collection, ca. 1842, of the sketches of Sherman Day | ||
| Dates: | Circa 1842 | ||
| Abstract: | This collection contains the proofs of images for Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania. The book is over 700 pages long with more than 200 images. The book and images capture Pennsylvania life past and present and can provide insight into the customs of the period. Days' engravings provide detailed images of towns and areas of Pennsylvania circa 1840. Some of the over 250 images included in this collection are: Pittsburgh with steamboats traveling up the rivers and smoke spouting in the sky from factories, a redoubt at Fort Pitt, a vista of Reading, mines in western Pennsylvania, Native American engravings found on a rock, the public squares at Chambersburg, Lancaster and Erie, and Ephrata's houses. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.917.48.D33 | ||
| Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | ||
| Topics: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Pennsylvania History | Social Life and Custom | ||
| Genre: | Art | General Correspondence | Sketchbooks | ||
| Subjects: | Architecture -- Pennsylvania. | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania | Landscape -- Pennsylvania. | Seneca Indians |
