Letters to the Editor

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Sam Kuhnert After reading the summer edition of your magazine, especially the article about Sam Kuhnert (“With a Camera in the Sky”), I remembered an old photograph that hung in my grandfather’s house. After searching several hours in the attic, I found it! Sure enough, it is an old Kuhnert aerial view of State College and the same one used in the article. Al­though I had...
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Letters to the Editor

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Bridges I have just finished reading Thomas Duszak’s informative article, “A Music Student Bridges the World,” in the winter issue and would like to bring an error to your atten­tion. The author locates the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in South Philadelphia. In fact, it is located in Northeast Phila­delphia, several miles north of the Delaware River/Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Architect and Artist Congratulations on the piece by John C. Van Horne about Benjamin Henry Latrobe. As always, the selection of illus­trations was good but, as always, I seem to want more. As a high school history teacher and native Pennsylva­nian, I am proud that we claimed Latrobe as another “first”: America’s first architect and engineer! W. B. Goodling, Jr. Reading, Pa....
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Phila­delphia Television I was interested in the article about early television in Phila­delphia (“Pennsylvania’s First Television Station,” spring 1987) because I was the studio accompanist, sometimes eleva­tor girl and make-up girl while the station was still W3XE from 1938 to 1941. Pennsylvania Heritage is a beautiful maga­zine. My compliments to you! Margaret Shue Young...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor An American Empire Please pardon my irreverence, but until I read the article about the Colemans (“A Dy­nasty Tumbles,” winter 1987), I thought Lebanon County was a heritage of bologna and pretzels. Sorry. My family and I are planning to visit Pennsyl­vania this summer. Do any of the family’s vast operations exist? Are they open to the public? Francis L. Knauber New York, N.Y....
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Letters to the Editor

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor “Not for Oneself” As president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, please accept my many thanks for the excellent article about the college (“Not for Oneself, But for All,” fall 1986) written by our curator of historical collections, Thomas A. Hor­rocks. Your interest, as we celebrate the bicentennial of the College of Physicians, is greatly appreciated. Lewis...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Bryn Athyn When l was a young boy – I am eighty-five years old – my father and mother took me to see Bryn Athyn being built. I cannot remember if the year was 1914 or 1915, but I do re­member the excitement of that day. I talked to the workers and the craftsmen who showed us their beautiful work. It was an experience that I will never forget, and your article (“Where Man May...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Carousel Kings I want to congratulate the graphic arts staff on its work for “The Merry-Go-Round Kings” by Linda Kowall in the spring 1988 issue. One seldom sees such brilliance and crea­tivity in historical publications. The overall design is quite pleasing. Please don’t hesitate to provide another visual feast as we were served in that particular article. David J. R. Smucker...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Cover Story The photographs used on the cover of Pennsylvania Heritage usually tell a story in themsel­ves. The painting of the burial of Gen. Edward Braddock on the last issue was stunning. Does the Pennsylvania Histor­ical and Museum Commission own this piece? How can I learn more about the artist? Dolores E. Acta Buffalo, N. Y. Burial of Braddock was painted by Howard Pyle (1853-1911), noted...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Thank You! Thank you! The photographs in the spring issue, especially in the article on the Pennsylva­nia Academy of the Fine Arts (“An Ideal and a Symbol” by Jeanette M. Toohey) were fabulous. I remain impressed with your fine editing and thoughtful illustration of such fascinating stories. Alexandra P. Katz Camp Hill, Pa.   Of Personal Interest The winter issue was great! I...
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