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Kane (Pa.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Wood Kane artifacts, date of production not identified

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains artifacts found in the Kane family collection. These consist of two linens with the initials E.D.K. embroidered in them, and a silver creamer with the same initials. Materials are undated.

Dates: Other: date of production not identified

Elizabeth Wood Kane history of the settlement of Kane, Pennsylvania, 1868-1869

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains two copies of Kane's two-volume history of the settlement of Kane, Pennsylvania. One is a hand-written manuscript, while the other is a carbon-copy of a typeset edition. The book is about the founding of Kane, Pennsylvania by Kane and her husband in the mid-1800s. It mostly relates personal experiences relating to her time there, and is dedicated to her grandchildren. Items date from about 1868.

Dates: Other: 1868-1869

Elizabeth Wood Kane photographs, approximately 1850-1903, 1889 December

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 11 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs found in the pages of Kane's personal journals. The photographs depict people who are presumably Kane family members, and a house. Several of the photographs have deteriorated beyond recognition. Materials are largely undated and unlabeled, but presumably date from the mid-19th century to early-20th century.

Dates: approximately 1850-1903; 1889 December