Digitizing the Halvey Photograph Collection, Step One
...ian Grady, and I used sampling to accomplish this task. After counting the number of envelopes in each box, we counted the number of negatives in a sample population of envelopes, as each envelope contains a sometimes vastly different number of negatives. Based on the results, we can reasonably estimate
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...[Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, which took place in Virginia on May 31 and June 1, 1862]. it was four miles long and the dead lie all along in lines in one place there was a regular line of battle for about one
The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition
...esented the finest and largest display of Vatican stamps ever shown in one place at one time. According to stamp expert and museum president Bernard Davis, the exhibit will be "unparalleled In significance and In rarity by any stamp exhibit shown thus far" in the Philadelphia museum. In addition to
Sesquicentennial International Exposition
...Dempsey vs. Gene Tunney match. Two of the largest events of the Fair took place at Municipal Stadium, which many would know as the demolished John F. Kennedy Stadium, just a little over a week apart. The first was a boxing match where Jack Dempsey lost his heavyweight boxing title