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The Albion Society. [membership certificate] [graphic] : Established Decr. 18th 1855.
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Contributor
M. H. Traubel & Co., printer.
Title
The Albion Society. [membership certificate] [graphic] : Established Decr. 18th 1855.
Publisher
Philadelphia: M. H. Traubel & Co. Lithographic Institute, 46 1/2 Walnut Street
Date
[ca. 1855]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph mounted on linen; 36 x 40 cm.( 14 x 15.75 in.)
Description
Membership certificate for the society "established at Philadelphia for the advice and assistance of English men in distress" containing a view of Dover, England. Depicts men dragging a boat on to the coastline near the white cliffs, Dover castle, and piers. Ships sail on the turbulent waters. Also contains a blue ribbon adorned with the seal of the society. The society also aided the wives, widows, and children of members and sought to "promote social intercourse among members."
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Issued to John F. Smith on February 13, 1875. Signed William Elliate, President and H. K. Day, Secretary.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 7
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Certificates - Albion
Traubel & Co. operated as a firm 1853-1869.
Inscribed on verso: Presented by Mrs. John F. Combs, Feb, 12, 1912.
To request a reproduction of this print, please contact the holding institution cited.
Subject
Albion Society.
Geographic subject
Dover (England) -- Pictorial works.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Membership certificates -- 1850-1860.
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Certificates - Albion
Accession number
HSP Certificates - Albion
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