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Starkey Seminary. This certifies that Patience Hamilton

Description: Image of a slightly elevated view of "Foreman Hall" and "Hathaway Hall" on the Starkey Seminary campus in Eddytown, Yates County, New York, at the top of a certificate issued to Pauline Hamilton certifying her $25.00 contribution to the seminary endowment in 1869.
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Date: 1869
Call number: priJLC_EDU_001922
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Troy Female Seminary

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Image of a street-level view of Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York.

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This is to certify that Mark Gridley of West Hartford…

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Image of a certificate issued to Mark Gridley of West Hartford, Connecticut, certifying him as a lifetime member of the American Bible Society; an angel in flight holding an "Everlasting Gospel" scroll illuminates a cross on Earth below while a man kneels at the glory of an illuminated book emerging from the clouds above him.

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Image of a blank certificate certifying admittance to the Pilots' Charitable Society; seated motherly female figure in robes embracing three children among clouds at top center; boats and ships sailing with land and a lighthouse visible in the background.

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Young Ladie's Seminary and Church, at Bethlehem, PA

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Image of an elevated view of the Moravian Young Ladies' Seminary (later Moravian College) and church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; church and seminary buildings visible with hills in background; several women walking near buildings and a horse-drawn vehicle at left.

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This is to certify that Hiram Sweet is an honorary member of the Columbia Hose Co. of Philadelphia

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Image of a certificate from the Columbia Hose Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with handwritten text certifying Hiram Sweet was conferred as an honorary member on October 6, 1830, and decorated with ornate borders and firefighting equipment including hoses, ladders, speaking trumpets, an American shield and eagle, and vignettes of eye-level views of firefighters pulling a steam fire engine and hose carriage towards Independence Hall; the exterior of the three-story Columbia Hose Company firehouse with a flag on the station roof, and pedestrians and dog on the sidewalk in front; and firefighters fighting a fire at the 4-story “French & Richards” paint and drugstore; the certificate has a green embossed seal of the fire company.

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Das Deutsche ev. luth. Concordia – Predigerseminar : zu St. Louis, MO. : Vollendet im September 1883

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Image of an elevated street view of the Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, showing people on the campus grounds and tree-lined sidewalk, a horse-drawn trolley and man on horseback in the road in the foreground.

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Starkey Seminary. This certifies that Patience Hamilton

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