Highlights from the Jay T. Snider collection of Benjamin Franklin are on display at The Library Company of Philadelphia, before heading to auction at Sotheby’s.
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Before he was a founding father, Benjamin Franklin founded the lending library. Now his belongings are on display there before heading to auction
A receipt from a book sale, discussions of tax negotiations and a mortgage register may not seem worthy of display in their ...
In 1738, Benjamin Franklin wasn’t yet the revolutionary history remembers him to be. It had been 10 years since he had set up a printing house and nine since he began to publish the Pennsylvania ...
More than 150 artifacts related to Benjamin Franklin spanning books, broadsides, letters, and manuscripts will sell at ...
CBS Philadelphia's Joy of Sharing continues to spread holiday cheer across the region, and this year a century-old tradition is getting a digital upgrade. Once again this year, the Salvation Army has ...
The artifacts include books, newspapers, letters and manuscripts printed by the Founding Father. They're being shown at the ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Shiny black loafers clicked on Old City’s stone streets, the polished brass buckles ...
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