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[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Harris Kempner, Jr., December 3, 1956]

Description: Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, Jr. enclosing his airplane tickets and discussing the possibility of him spending a day in Philadelphia and having to get his own reservations back home, discussing the departure and arrival times of planes. A post script note says to make sure to check in with the airline a day before.
Date: December 3, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the USS Niagara, December 9, 1955]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of the USS Niagara, the relief flagship of Commodore Oliver Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. The illustration centers the USS Niagara, a wooden snow-brig with two masts, sailing in an open body of water. Her sails are furled and there are several nautical flags flying from her lines. Near the bow of the Niagara is a flag with the text "Don't Give Up the Ship", the last words of Captain James Lawrence and the motto of the ship with his namesake, the … more
Date: December 9, 1955
Creator: Aicklen, William J.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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