King Kamehameha A Hero of Hawaiian History
A compact portrait of King Kamehameha born 1737, a pagan who led and unified the Hawaiian Islands, abandoned idol worship, resisted human sacrifices at death, and died 1819 just before US missionaries. A statue near Honolulu government building honors him. his war coat, made from yellow bird feathers and valued around 150000 dollars, is kept at Bishop's Museum.
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Kamehameha
United States
Tere
Honolulu
Bishop’s Museum
Swatara Kems House Paint Incident and Local Social Notes
Swatara Kems fell from a ladder while painting Joseph Ulrich's house at Hoernerstown but was not seriously hurt. The rest of the item records quiet Fourth of July activities, social visits, travels to Atlantic City, a large party for Joseph Carmany, and various local errands and home improvements. An advertisement promotes a Big Ben clock as a sleepmeter on display in a store window.
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Illiam Hess
Joseph Ulrich
Hoernerstown
Joseph Carmany
Campbelltown
Peter V. Shope
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A. W. Macy
Joseph B. Bowles
Allentoun Fredensbota
F. Sela Olta
Dana
Woo
Zu Sawga
Ous
Niks
Rhond Hendicha
Rla Moshena
West Wawr
Olt
Apa
Ken Fulk
J. M. Shiner Fu
John B. Curry
Swatara Pa
Swatara Kems
Hershey
Paxtang
Elias Hershey
Lancaster
James Shaffer
Violet Snavely
John Yorty
Atlantic City
Snavely
Florence Allwine
Hummelstown
Martha Witman
Harry Witman
Mr. Witman
Joseph Fox
Annville
Nancy Imber
Charles Witmer
Palmyra
Irvin Curry
A. M. Kuhns
A. W. Stauffer
Boyertown
C.S. Bomberger
Reading
Gurtner Fowler
Samuel Reichert
Harrisburg
Adam Lerch
David Miller
Big Ben
John Scholl
West Main Street
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