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Painting of Mary Wanamaker, oil on linen, 33” x 25”

 

On October 24, PHS staff added two large paintings of John and Mary Wanamaker to the collection. Bethany Collegiate Presbyterian Church (est. 1858) donated the paintings to PHS.

John Wanamaker (1838-1922), the famous department store magnate,...

Director Steven Spielberg's film, Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln, explores the final four months of Lincoln's life. The film opens in select theaters on Nov. 9 and across the country on Nov. 15, 2012. PHS holds materials by and about the Lincoln family. In conjunction with the film's release, we put together a variety of resources to help those interested in learning more about...