John McShain photographs 1990.268
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Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical Note ...... 4 Scope and Content ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 6 Controlled Access Headings ...... 6 Collection Inventory ...... 7 Personal photographs ...... 7 Early photographs ...... 7 Family photographs ...... 7 McShain family snapshots, albums with snapshots, negatives ...... 8 John and Mary McShain: portraits, 50th wedding anniversary ...... 8 Family, friends, business associates, and public figures; honorary degrees and awards; associations ...... 8 John McShain - religious activities, memorial services and funeral of John McShain ...... 9 Family portraits, associations, public figures ...... 10 Buildings ...... 10 Thirty Years of Building Progress - book, mock-up, proofs, photographs ...... 11 United States, Dublin, Ireland and unidentified locations ...... 11 Horse racing ...... 17 Race horses victory photographs ...... 17 Horses, races and trophies ...... 19 Sound recordings ...... 20 Home movies ...... 20 Films ...... 20 Videotapes ...... 21 Miniature film negatives ...... 22 Photographic equipment ...... 22
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Summary Information
Repository: Audiovisual Collections Creator: McShain, John, 1898-1989 Title: John McShain photographs ID: 1990.268 Date [inclusive]: circa 1900-1990 Physical Description: 45 Linear Feet General Physical 3,942 photographic prints: b&w, many color; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; Description: 33 photographic prints: b&w, many color; 16 x 20 in. or smaller; 8 photographic prints : b&w ; 76 x 101 cm. or smaller; 1 photographic print : cartes de visite ; 4 x 2.5 in.; 1 photographic print : cabinet photograph ; 6.5 x 4.25 in.; 48 photomechanical prints ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller; 372 negatives ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller; 354 negatives ; 35 mm.; 35 slides : color ; 35 mm.; 1 transparency : color ; 3.25 x 2.25 in.; 26 prints ; 53 x 43 cm. or smaller; 1 print : lithograph ; 55 x 71 cm.; 5 drawings ; 62 x 69 cm. or smaller; 1 drawing ; 59 x 91 cm.; 1 painting : watercolor ; 41 x 28 cm.; 1 painting : watercolor ; 39 x 54 cm.; 27 albums (1,546 photographic prints, 30 items) ; 39 x 33 cm. or smaller.; 68 items; 1 sound cassette : analog; 11 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 10 in.; 7 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.; 49 reels (100 ft.) : si. ; 16 mm.; 8 reels (200 ft.) : si. ; 16 mm.; 18 reels (400 ft.) : si. ; 16 mm.; 2 reels (800 ft.) : sd. ; 16 mm.; 1 reel (800 ft.) : si. ; 16 mm.; 2 reels (1200 ft.) : si. ; 16 mm.; 1 reel; 5 videocassettes (VHS). Language of the English . Material: Abstract: John McShain (1898-1989) was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.- based building contractor, whose firm, John McShain, Inc., was by 1950 the fiftieth largest construction firm in the United States. The collection contains graphic materials documenting John McShain's family life and personal interests, his career as a building contractor, and his involvement in horse racing.
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Biographical Note
John McShain (1898-1989) was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.-based building contractor, whose firm, John McShain, Inc., was by 1950 the fiftieth largest construction firm in the United States, with contracts in excess of $100,000,000.
John McShain was born in Philadelphia on December 21, 1898, the son of immigrants from County Derry, Ireland. His father was a carpenter with a small business and well established as a builder of Catholic churches, schools, rectories and convents. When his father died in 1919, John McShain left college in order to return to Philadelphia and take over the construction business. In 1929 he received his first major contract from the City of Philadelphia. McShain was active in Pennsylvania Republican Party politics during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the Philadelphia Zoning Board from 1936 to 1956 and a member of the Housing Board from 1942 to 1946.
McShain opened branch offices in Washington, D.C. (1935), Trenton, New Jersey (1936), and Baltimore (1937). In 1939 he received the contract to build the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park, New York. During the 1940s and 1950s McShain became one of Washington's most visible and successful building contractors. His projects included the Jefferson Memorial (1939), the State Department Building (1940), National Airport (1941), the Internal Revenue Building (1942), the Pentagon (1943), the Army Map Service Building (1943), the White House renovation (1950-1951), the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
In the 1940s, McShain invested some of his profits in the hotel business. After 1951, McShain became actively involved in the world of horse racing. He purchased the Barclay Stables in Philadelphia and hired Vincent O'Brien, one of the most successful trainers of the period. McShain bought an estate in Killarney, Ireland, in 1959 and retired there in 1965, although he continued to manage his business from there until 1974. During these years, McShain devoted more time to his outside interests, particularly Catholic charities and education. He died in Killarney on September 9, 1989.
In 1927, McShain married Mary Josephine Horstmann (1907-1998) the daughter of a Philadelphia wool merchant. Mary McShain was active in a number of local Catholic charities. They had one child, Pauline Mary (1928- ), who entered the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus in 1946 and served principally in education and church administration.
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Scope and Content
The collection contains graphic materials documenting John McShain's family life and personal interests, his career as a building contractor, and his involvement in horse racing.
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A large portion of John McShain's personal photographs are portraits and snapshots of himself and his family through the years, including his parents and siblings, his wife Mary Horstmann McShain and the Horstmann family, and his daughter Pauline (Polly). These include major family events such as John and Mary's wedding, anniversaries, birthdays, and milestones in Polly's life, such as her entrance into the convent. There are also numerous snapshots of the McShains with family and friends, including New Year's Eve celebrations, dinners, vacations and other leisure activities, as well as pictures of their homes: their house in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, their apartment in the Barclay Hotel, Philadelphia, and their country retreat in Ireland, Killarney House. There are also photographs of the McShains with business associates, religious leaders, and other public figures, including Popes, American presidents, and the president of Ireland, Sean T. O'Kelly. Many items document John McShain's deep involvement with the Catholic Church, including photographs of Knights of Malta, Men of Malvern and other Catholic organization's events; a private audience with Pope Paul VI; and a papal blessing. There are also photographs from other associations John McShain was involved with such as the Beneficial Savings Fund, Philadelphia, and the Union League of Philadelphia. Miscellaneous items include prints of historic automobiles and locomotives and one of a Cessna Skynight airplane.
A large bulk of the collection documents John McShain's career as a building contractor. For the most part, McShain's company built public buildings, schools, churches, hotels, and shopping centers, etc. The photographs are primarily of the buildings before, during, and after construction. For many of the buildings, there are pictures of the groundbreakings, dedications, and cornerstone layings. Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Vice-President Richard Nixon are pictured in these ceremonies for many of the major buildings in Washington, D.C. Most of the buildings in the collection are located in New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., where offices were maintained, but a few are in California, Connecticut, Delaware, and Florida. Major projects in Washington, D.C. include the White House Renovation, the Pentagon (no construction views), the Jefferson Memorial, the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the General Accounting Office, the Department of State Building, the National Airport, the National Institutes of Health, the National Naval Medical Center, and the Senate Office Building, among others. There were also numerous projects in and around Philadelphia, John McShain's hometown, including St. Joseph's College, La Salle College, Rosemont College, the United States Naval Hospital, the Municipal Court House, and the Board of Public Education Building. The collection also includes photographs and proofs used in the production of the book, Thirty Years of Building Progress, which documents the buildings and structures constructed by John McShain, Inc. up to the year 1954.
Many photographs in the collection document John McShain's interest in horse racing. Many pictures are of race horses owned by John McShain and his Barclay Stable, including his two most victorious horses, Ballymoss and Gladness. There are also numerous victory photographs from the years 1953 to 1973, as well as photographs of various races, the McShains at races, the Irish trainer Vincent O'Brien and his family, and trophies the Barclay Stable won.
The films in the collection consist of home movies of the McShain family and footage of various horse races. The family films document each of Polly McShain's birthdays, other family events, and vacations, from the 1920s through the 1960s. There are also videotapes of family-produced movies about Mary McShain and the Horstmann family, and of John McShain's funerals in Killarney, Ireland and Philadelphia. One film covers the history of the Killarney House in Ireland, from its earliest history until its ownership by the McShain family. The other films in the collection are primarily of various horse races in the United States and England. There are, however, also films with President Franklin
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Administrative Information
Publication Statement Audiovisual Collections
PO Box 3630 Wilmington, Delaware 19807 [email protected] URL: http://www.hagley.org/library
Processing Notes Many of the films have been transferred to Beta and VHS videotape.
Access Restrictions Records subject to 25-year time seal.
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Controlled Access Headings
• Contractors • Racetracks (Horse racing) • Construction projects • Amateur films • McShain family • McShain, Mary Horstmann, 1907-1998 • McShain, Pauline
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Collection Inventory
Personal photographs
Early photographs Title/Description Instances McShain family photographs, circa 1915-1927 box 1 folder 1
John McShain - youthful pictures, undated box 1 folder 2
McShain family photographs, circa 1928-1941 box 1 folder 3
McShain family photographs - parents, siblings of John box 1 folder 4 McShain, undated
John McShain - portraits , undated box 1 folder 5
John and Mary McShain - wedding portraits , undated box 1 folder 6
Mary Horstmann McShain - portraits , undated box 1 folder 7
Ignatius J. Horstmann and family , undated box 1 folder 8
Family photographs Title/Description Instances Polly McShain - childhood and young adult portraits, undated box 2 folder 1
John, Mary, and Polly McShain - early portraits , undated box 2 folder 2
Sr. John Mary (Polly McShain) - portraits, undated box 2 folder 3
Sr. John Mary (Polly McShain) with John and Mary McShain , box 2 folder 4 undated
John and Mary McShain with Polly (Sr. Pauline) , 1952 May box 2 folder 5 28undated
Photographs removed from John McShain's desk - family box 2 folder 6 photos, etc. , undated
Killarney House, Ireland, 1868reproduction 1968 box 2 folder 7
Church Road and City Line house, Overbrook, Philadelphia, box 2 folder 8 1953 December 20
John and Mary McShain's apartment, 22nd floor, Barclay Hotel, box 40 folder 1 Philadelphia, circa 1950s
John and Mary McShain's apartment in the Barclay Hotel, box 40 folder 2 Philadelphia, circa 1940s
Album, John and Mary Horstmann McShain's apartment 22A, box 40 The Barclay, Philadelphia, 1991-1992 - Page 7- John McShain photographs 1990.268
Scrapbook given to Mary McShain from the Men of Malvern's box 40 Layman's Retreat League, 1998 July 2
Album, John McShain on his deathbed and in his coffin, undated box 40
Album, Mary McShain before and after suffering a stroke , circa box 40 1993
McShain family snapshots, albums with snapshots, negatives, 1957-1968 Title/Description Instances McShain family and friends, snapshots: Killarney House, etc., box 3 folder 1 Heffernans, Cosgroves, Johnsons, and others. , undated
McShain family and friends, snapshots: Trips, including box 3 folder 2 California trip, 1966
McShain family and friends, negatives of snapshots: Killarney box 3 folder 3 House, etc., undated
McShain family and friends, snapshots: "Poll-o-Mine", John box 3 folder 4 McShain's car, Silver Cloud Rolls Royce. , circa 1944
McShain family: miscellaneous snapshots (most with Minox box 3 folder 5 miniature film) , 1958-1968undated
John and Mary McShain: portraits, 50th wedding anniversary Title/Description Instances John and Mary McShain - photographs , 1927-1977undated box 4 folder 1
John and Mary McShain - Golden Wedding Anniversary box 4 folder 2 photographs, 1977
Papal blessing for the McShains on the occasion of their fiftieth box 4 folder 3 wedding anniversary, 1977 May 26
Family, friends, business associates, and public figures; honorary degrees and awards; associations Title/Description Instances John and Mary McShain with friends - dinner parties, etc. , box 5 folder 1 undated
John and Mary McShain with friends - Claridge Hotel, 1948 box 5 folder 2
John and Mary McShain with friends - New Year's Eve box 5 folder 3 celebrations, undated
John and Mary McShain with friends, etc., undated box 5 folder 4
Newspaper clipping - "Atlantic City Press" with photo of John box 5 folder 5 and Mary McShain , undated
John and Mary McShain with Maureen and Arthur Dinan, box 5 folder 6 Montenotte, Cork, circa early 1960s
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McShain friends and family (many unidentified), undated box 5 folder 7
John and Mary McShain with friends - negatives, undated box 5 folder 8
"A Salute to Frank M. Folsom" (friend of John McShain?), box 5 folder 9 undated
Miscellaneous unidentified photographs, undated box 5 folder 10
Photographs of Mary McShain and Sr. Pauline, circa 1990 box 5 folder 11
John McShain with business associates, friends, etc. , undated box 5 folder 12
Beneficial Savings Fund, Philadelphia - branch opening , box 5 folder 13 undated
John McShain - Honorary degrees and awards, etc. , undated box 5 folder 14
Big Brothers of America awards , undated box 5 folder 15
Ignatius G. Horstmann - Sourin Award 1961, 1961 box 5 folder 16
John McShain - Sourin Award (Philopatrian Institute, box 5 folder 17 Philadelphia) , 19641971
Mary McShain - Honorary degree by LaSalle College, box 5 folder 18 Philadelphia, undated
Knights of Malta gathering, 1974 box 5 folder 19
John and Mary McShain with public figures. , undated box 5 folder 20
John McShain with United States Presidents; inauguration box 5 folder 21 ceremonies (Eisenhower); White House tour, undated
U.S. Presidents - autographed pictures and letters, undated box 5 folder 22
Visit of Sean T. O'Kelly, president of Ireland, to the United box 6 folder 1-2 States, 1959 March
John McShain - religious activities, memorial services and funeral of John McShain Title/Description Instances John McShain - photos with/of popes, cardinals and clergy, box 7 folder 1 1976
John McShain with Cardinal Krol - newspaper clippings, box 7 folder 2 undated
John McShain - miscellaneous religious activities, undated box 7 folder 3
John McShain as papal knight, undated box 7 folder 4
Papal chamberlain, 1951 July 20 box 7 folder 5
John McShain, Frank Folsom, and nuns at Rosemont College, box 7 folder 6 undated
Miscellaneous - religious, undated box 7 folder 7
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Rev. Salvatore Burgis, James McGranery, Dennis Cardinal box 7 folder 8 Dougherty, John McShain, undated
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, PA box 7 folder 9 postcards and Bishop John Neumann medals, circa 1970
Private audience with Pope Paul VI, John and Mary McShain, box 8 folder 1 Holy Year, 1975 March 12
Specola Vaticana/Castel Gandolfo, 1989 June box 8 folder 2
McShain family graveyard (Ireland), undated box 8 folder 3
Negatives of John McShain in his coffin, Killarney House, 1989 box 8 folder 4 September
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception - Cardinal James box 8 folder 5 Hickey offers mass for John McShain, 1989 November
Miscellaneous, 1989 November box 8 folder 6
Beneficial Savings Fund, Philadelphia, 1989 November box 8 folder 7
Miscellaneous prints: historic automobiles and locomotives, box 8 folder 8 1989 November
Family portraits, associations, public figures Title/Description Instances Family portraits, undated box 9 folder 1
Public figures, undated box 9 folder 2
Union League of Philadelphia, 1983 December 12 box 9 folder 3
Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank, 1972undated box 9 folder 4
St. Edmond's Academy, 1981 Decemberundated box 9 folder 5
Miscellaneous, undated box 9 folder 6
"Testimonial Dinner by the Priests of the Archdiocese of Phila. box 9 folder 7 To the Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D.D., J.U. D.Bellevue, Stratford.", 1945 May 31
Papal blessing for John and Mary McShain, 1977 box 9 folder 8
Papal Blessing – Received by Mr. and Mrs. John McShain after box 9 folder 9 Papal audience with Pope John Paul II, 1989 June 19
Portrait, Cardinal John Krol, Archbishop of Philadelphia, 1976 box 9 folder 10 August 8
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Buildings
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Thirty Years of Building Progress - book, mock-up, proofs, photographs Title/Description Instances Page layout, mockup for book, etc., circa 1954 box 10 folder 1
Buildings - "Proofs of pictures used in brochure." , circa 1954 box 10 folder 2
Buildings - mounted photographs/proofs for book, circa 1954 box 10 folder 3
Buildings - mounted photographs/proofs for book, circa 1954 box 10 folder 4
Buildings - mounted photographs/proofs for book, circa 1954 box 10 folder 5
Buildings - mounted photographs/proofs for book, circa 1954 box 10 folder 6
Buildings - mounted photographs/proofs for book, circa 1954 box 10 folder 7
United States, Dublin, Ireland and unidentified locations Title/Description Instances California (Pasadena - Addition to Mayfield School), 1955 box 11 folder 1
Connecticut (New Haven - Park Plaza Hotel), undated box 11 folder 2
Delaware (Wilmington - John Wanamakers Department Store), box 11 folder 3 undated
Florida (Boynton Beach - Vincentian Seminary), undated box 11 folder 4
Maryland (Annapolis - Court of Appeals), undated box 11 folder 5
Maryland (Baltimore), undated box 11 folder 6
Maryland (Baltimore County, Beltsville, Bethesda, Dundalk), box 11 folder 7 undated
Maryland (Patuxent, Port Deposit, Silver Spring), undated box 11 folder 8
Maryland (Location unknown), undated box 11 folder 9
Maryland, possibly (unidentified, but were with MD pictures), box 11 folder 10 undated
New Jersey (Atlantic City - The Claridge Hotel), undated box 12 folder 1
New Jersey (Atlantic City - The Claridge Hotel), 1947 box 12 folder 2 November 22
New Jersey (Atlantic City - The Claridge Hotel), 1947 box 12 folder 3 November 22
New Jersey (Atlantic City - The Claridge Hotel), 1942-1945 box 12 folder 4
New Jersey (Atlantic City - Holiday Inn, St. James Church), box 12 folder 5 undated
New Jersey (Belmar, Camden, Flemington), undated box 12 folder 6
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New Jersey (Flemington - United States Bronze Powder Works), box 12 folder 7 undated
New Jersey (Hightstown - Walter Annenberg Library Building, box 13 folder 1 Peddie School), undated
New Jersey (Lakewood - Georgian Court College), undated box 13 folder 2
New Jersey (Milltown - Our Lady of Lourdes Church and box 13 folder 3 School), undated
New Jersey (North Plainfield - Mt. St. Mary's Chapel Building: box 13 folder 4 Dedication, cornerstone laying), undated
New Jersey (North Plainfield - Mt. St. Mary's Academy box 13 folder 5 Chapel), undated
New Jersey (North Plainfield - Mt. St. Mary's Academy box 13 folder 6 Chapel), undated
New Jersey (North Plainfield - Mt. St. Mary's Academy), box 13 folder 7 undated
New Jersey (Pennington, Princeton), undated box 13 folder 8
New Jersey (Princeton - St. Paul's Church, Rectory, and box 13 folder 9 Convent), undated
New Jersey (Princeton - St. Paul's Church, Rectory, and box 13 folder 10 Convent), undated
New Jersey (Somerville, Summit), undated box 13 folder 11
New Jersey (South Amboy - Sacred Heart School), undated box 13 folder 12
New Jersey (South Amboy - St. Mary's Elementary School), box 14 folder 1 undated
New Jersey (Trenton), undated box 14 folder 2
New Jersey (location unknown), undated box 14 folder 3
New York (FDR Library, Hyde Park; St. Patrick's Cathedral, box 14 folder 4 NYC), undated
New York (FDR Library, Hyde Park - Cornerstone laying with box 14 folder 5 President Roosevelt), undated
Pennsylvania (Altoona - Blessed Sacrament Cathedral), undated box 14 folder 6
Pennsylvania (Canonsburg - Western Pennsylvania State School box 14 folder 7 and Hospital), undated
Pennsylvania (Canonsburg - Western Pennsylvania State School box 14 folder 8 and Hospital), undated
Pennsylvania (Canonsburg - Western Pennsylvania State School box 15 folder 1 and Hospital), undated
Pennsylvania (Canonsburg - Western Pennsylvania State School box 15 folder 2 and Hospital), undated
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Pennsylvania (Coatesville - Coatesville High School), undated box 15 folder 3
Pennsylvania (Danville - Motherhouse), undated box 15 folder 4
Pennsylvania (Darby), undated box 15 folder 5
Pennsylvania (Doylestown - Bucks County Courthouse), box 15 folder 6 undated
Pennsylvania (Easton - St. Jane Francis Church), undated box 15 folder 7
Pennsylvania (Germantown Lincoln Mercury; Harrisburg - box 24 folder 1 Labor & Industry Building), undated
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg - Pennsylvania State Labor and box 15 folder 8 Industry Building, groundbreaking and model), undated
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg - Pennsylvania State Labor and box 15 folder 9 Industry Building), undated
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg - Pennsylvania State Labor and box 15 folder 10 Industry Building), undated
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg - Pennsylvania State Labor and box 15 folder 11 Industry Building, fire), 1955
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg - Pennsylvania State Labor and box 15 folder 12 Industry Building), 1956
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg - William Penn Memorial Museum box 15 folder 13 and Archives), undated
Pennsylvania (Lansdowne, Lower Merion Twp., Merion, Mont box 16 folder 1 Alto), undated
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia - city building projects), undated box 16 folder 2
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia - The Barclay Hotel), undated box 16 folder 3
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia - The Barclay Hotel: ephemera), box 16 folder 4 undated
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia - Hospitality Center, photographic box 24 report), circa 1959-1960
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 5
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 6
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 7
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 8
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 9
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 10
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 11
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 12
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Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 14
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 15
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 16 folder 16
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia - St. Joseph's College), 1951 box 17 folder 1
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia -St. Joseph's College), undated box 17 folder 2
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 17 folder 3
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 17 folder 4
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia - Southwark Plaza), undated box 17 folder 5
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia - State Office Building), undated box 17 folder 6
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), 1955undated box 17 folder 7
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), undated box 17 folder 8
Pennsylvania (Phoenixville, Rhawnhurst[?], Rosemont), undated box 17 folder 9
Pennsylvania (Rosemont), undated box 17 folder 10
Pennsylvania (Rosemont), circa 1990undated box 17 folder 11
Pennsylvania (Rosemont), undated box 18 folder 1
Pennsylvania (Rosemont), undated box 18 folder 2
Pennsylvania (Rosemont), 1947-1948 box 18 folder 3
Pennsylvania (Rosemont), 1947-1948 box 18 folder 4
Pennsylvania (Rosemont - New Sharon/Holy Child Chapel), box 24 folder 2 undated
Pennsylvania (Selingsgrove - unidentified), 1947-1948 box 18 folder 5
Pennsylvania (State College - Shortlidge Project), 1956 box 19 folder 1
Pennsylvania (State College - Shortlidge Project), 1956 box 19 folder 2
Pennsylvania (State College - Shortlidge Project), 1956-1957 box 19 folder 3
Pennsylvania (State College - Shortlidge Project), 1956-1957 box 19 folder 4
Pennsylvania (State College - Penn State?), undated box 19 folder 5
Pennsylvania (State College - Shortlidge Project, Penn State?), box 19 folder 6 undated
Pennsylvania (State College - Shortlidge Project, Penn State?), box 19 folder 7 undated
Pennsylvania (State College - Penn State?), undated box 19 folder 8
Pennsylvania (State College - Penn State?), undated box 19 folder 9
Pennsylvania (State College - Penn State?), undated box 19 folder 10
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Pennsylvania (State College - Penn State?), undated box 19 folder 11
Pennsylvania (Wayne - AT&T Building), undated box 19 folder 12
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Turnpike, under construction), 1940 box 19 folder 13
Pennsylvania (unidentified), undated box 19 folder 14
Virginia (Alexandria, Arlington), undated box 19 folder 15
Virginia (Arlington - Arlington Towers Apartments), undated box 19 folder 16
Virginia (Arlington - Arlington Towers Apartments), undated box 19 folder 17
Virginia (Arlington - Arlington Towers Apartments), undated box 19 folder 18
Virginia (Arlington - Arlington Towers Apartments), undated box 24 file 3
Virginia (Arlington? - VA Hospita), 1964 box 19 folder 19
Virginia (Quantico Marine Base), undated box 20 folder 1
Washington, D.C. ("Heart of the Nation"), undated box 20 folder 2
Washington, D.C. (Department of State Building) , undated box 25 folder 1
Washington, D.C. (General Accounting Office - cornerstone box 25 folder 2 laying with President Truman), undated
Washington, D.C. (Housing and Urban Development Building, box 25 folder 3 undated
Washington, D.C. (Jefferson Memorial), undated box 25 folder 4
Washington, D.C. (National Naval Medical Center; National box 25 folder 5 Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; 1001 Connecticut Avenue Office Building), undated
Washington, D.C. (White House), undated box 25 folder 6
Washington, D.C. , undated box 20 folder 3
Washington, D.C. , undated box 20 folder 4
Washington, D.C., undated box 20 folder 5
Washington, D.C., undated box 20 folder 6
Washington, D.C. , 19511967undated box 20 folder 7
Washington, D.C. , 19511967undated box 20 folder 8
Washington, D.C. , undated box 20 folder 9
Washington, D.C. , undated box 20 folder 10
Washington, D.C. , undated box 20 folder 11
Washington, D.C. , undated box 20 folder 12
Washington, D.C. , undated box 20 folder 13
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Washington, D.C. , 1956 box 20 folder 15
Washington, D.C. , 1957 box 21 folder 1
Washington, D.C. , 1958 box 21 folder 2
Washington, D.C. , 1959 box 21 folder 3
Washington, D.C. , undated box 21 folder 4
Washington, D.C. , 1952 April 29-1952 October 13 box 21 folder 5
Washington, D.C. , undated box 21 folder 6
Washington, D.C. , undated box 21 folder 7
Washington, D.C. , undated box 21 folder 8
Washington, D.C. , undated box 21 folder 9
Washington, D.C, circa 1952 box 22 folder 1
Washington, D.C, undated box 22 folder 2
Washington, D.C, 1951 January box 22 folder 3
Washington, D.C, undated box 22 folder 4
Anna Livia Boutique, undated box 22 folder 5
Locations unknown, 1966undated box 22 folder 6
Locations unknown, undated box 22 folder 7
Unidentified cornerstone layings, dedications, groundbreakings, box 22 folder 8 undated
Unidentified, undated box 22 folder 9
Unidentified buildings, undated box 22 folder 10
Unidentified buildings, undated box 22 folder 11
Miscellaneous snapshots: unidentified, undated box 22 folder 12
Miscellaneous building -related unidentified photos, undated box 22 folder 13
Unidentified construction, undated box 22 folder 14
Unidentified interiors - probably hotels, undated box 22 folder 15
Miscellaneous (promotions, etc.), undated box 22 folder 16
Sign/Plaque – "Under two flags...Lehigh Mortar Cement" , circa box 22 folder 17 1961
Album, Buildings Constructed by John McShain, Inc., circa box 23 1930-1940
Unknown location ("Friendly Corners" - residence of W. Judson box 26 folder 1 Covey, Esq.), 1935
Unidentified building dedication, undated box 26 folder 2 - Page 16- John McShain photographs 1990.268
Unidentified, undated box 26 folder 3
Unidentified, undated box 26 folder 4
Unidentified series of quarry pictures, undated box 26 folder 5
"Evolution of the Atlantic City Street Traction Company", drawer A68 folder 1 18911945
Pentagon, undated drawer A68 folder 2
Pentagon, undated drawer A68 folder 3
National Naval Medical Hospital, Bethesda, MD, undated drawer A68 folder 4
National Airport, Washington, D.C. , undated drawer A68 folder 5
Municipal Court House, Philadelphia, undated drawer A68 folder 6
Philadelphia Board of Public Education, undated drawer A68 folder 7
La Salle College Library, undated drawer A68 folder 8
The Barclay Hotel, undated drawer A68 folder 9
Municipal Court House, Philadelphia, undated drawer A68 folder 10
The Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, undated drawer A68 folder 11
Unidentified: large group of people posed together at a college? drawer A68 folder 12 (La Salle?), undated
"The John Carroll Dinner for 1952, The Georgetown University drawer A68 folder 13 Alumni Association, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.", 1952 April 26
"A Panoramical View of the Lakes of Killarney, County Kerry, drawer A68 folder 14 Ireland." , undated
War Dept., Arlington, VA, Employees of Harry Alexander, Inc. drawer A68 folder 15 - Electrical Contracting Engineers, Local Union #26, I.B.E.W., 1942 October 8
Unidentified aerial photo - Philadelphia? , undated drawer A68 folder 16
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Horse racing
Race horses victory photographs Title/Description Instances "Adrian's Path", "Aegir" , undated box 27 folder 1
"All Power", "All Spirit", undated box 27 folder 2
"Approval", undated box 27 folder 3
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"Arctic Jet", "Ardee", "Aughill", "Aware", undated box 27 folder 4
"Ballymoss", "Ballyjoy", undated box 27 folder 5
"Bally's Romance", "Barclay", "Barclay Belle", "Barclay Gal", box 27 folder 6 "Barclay Jet", "Barclay Joy", "Barclay Star" ., undated
"Big Bargain", "Blazing Count", "Bold Blaze" "Button Shoes", box 27 folder 7 undated
"Blazing Count" & fillies, undated box 27 folder 8
"Chance Tip", "Cheery One", "Chieftan", "Closed Circuit", box 28 folder 1 "Court Appeal", "Coventry Star" , undated
"Dad's Lad", "Dared", "Deep Gulf", "Denagh", "Derry Lad", box 28 folder 2 "Desert Trail", "Die Hard", "Double Daily", "Drop Dead", undated
"Errard Miss", undated box 28 folder 3
"Gao", "Gentle Widow", "Glad News", "Glad One", "Gladness", box 28 folder 4 undated
"Gleam of Joy", "Grey Rip", "Gust of Wind", undated box 28 folder 5
"He's a Pip", "Hilderic", "Honey Butterwick", "Imahoney", box 28 folder 6 "Interrogate", "In Tune", undated
"Jet Age", "Jet Age 2nd", "Jet for Joy" , undated box 28 folder 7
"Just Hoping", "Keep Moving", "Kenturius", undated box 28 folder 8
"Latest Jet", "Licre", "Light Action", "Little Bargain", "Long box 28 folder 9 Court", "Lovely Lure", "Lucky One 2nd" , undated
"Maid of Mirth", undated box 28 folder 10
"Marian Belle", "Maymil", "Merry Deb", "Merry Mate", box 28 folder 11 undated
"Merry Will", "Metallic Age", undated box 29 folder 1
"Miss Barclay", undated box 29 folder 2
"Molly Fagan", "Mixed Marriage", "Mongongo", undated box 29 folder 3
"Nanchang", undated box 29 folder 4
"Naturally 2nd", "None Near", "Nip and Tuck", "North Steed", box 29 folder 5 undated
"O Gosh", "Pensively", "Phoenicia" , undated box 29 folder 6
"Play Safe", "Plush", undated box 29 folder 7
"Pnut Vendor", "Polly's Jet", "Poll-O-Mine" , undated box 29 folder 8
"Port Windsor", "Pray beau", "Prince Bawn", "Puff Puff", box 29 folder 9 undated
"Rabbit Face", "Reddy Ro", "Regalia", undated box 30 folder 1 - Page 18- John McShain photographs 1990.268
"Reproduction", "Rex the Fox", "Rexequus" , undated box 30 folder 2
"Ripper Do", "Roll On", "Roman Ball", "Royal Partner", "Royal box 30 folder 3 Path 2nd" , undated
"Scope", "Scorched Earth", "Shining Jeff", "Silver Moon", box 30 folder 4 "Smoke Tree", "Smooth Jet", "Smooth Jet 2nd" , undated
"Spring Frolic", colt foal by "Spy Song", "Star Telegram", box 30 folder 5 "State Pride", "Stately", "Status Seeker", "Stormy Rage", "Sun Again", undated
"Ten Wins", "Tenure", "Thundery", "Tickie O", undated box 30 folder 6
"True Butts", "Truly", "Turbo Jet", "Turbo Jet 2nd", "Twin box 30 folder 7 Beau", "Vistarama" , undated
"Whimsey", "White Cachet", "Why Lie", undated box 30 folder 8
"Why Lie", "Yaba", "York Fair", undated box 30 folder 9
Horses, races and trophies Title/Description Instances Unidentified race horses, undated box 31 folder 1
Pictures of race horses offered for sale , undated box 31 folder 2
Laurel International Race, 1958 box 31 folder 3
John and Mary McShain at Irish Guinness Oaks, 1966 box 31 folder 4
John and Mary McShain, Vincent O'Brien at the races box 31 folder 5 (including Irish Derby), undated
Unidentified races, undated box 31 folder 6
Barclay Stable, undated box 31 folder 7
Barclay Stables' winners: Ireland, undated box 31 folder 8
Barclay Stables' winners: U.S. , undated box 31 folder 9
Vincent O'Brien and family, undated box 31 folder 10
McShain's trophies, undated box 31 folder 11
Miscellaneous, undated box 31 folder 12
"Ballymoss", undated box 32 folder 1
"Court Appeal", "Gladness" , undated box 32 folder 2
"Gladness", undated box 32 folder 3
"Polly's Jet", undated box 32 folder 4
"Turbo Jet 2nd", undated box 32 folder 5
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Sound recordings Title/Description Instances "How can you buy Killarney?" , undated box 33
The Ascot Gold Cup, Run at Royal Ascot, 1958 June 19 box 33
Running of the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park, 1958 July 12 box 33
Coronation Cup - Epsom, 1958 May 6 box 33
Ebor Handicap , 1958 August 20 box 33
Goodwood Cup, 1958 box 33
Eclipse Stakes, 1958 box 33
Ascot Gold Cup, 1958 box 33
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, 1958 box 33
St. Leger Race, undated box 33
Ascot Gold Cup, Run at Royal Ascot , 1958 June 19 box 33
Ebor Handicap, 1958 box 33
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes , 1958 July 19 box 33
Coronation Cup, Run, 1958 June 5 box 33
Goodwood Cup, 1958 July 31 box 33
Running of the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park, 1958 July 12 box 33
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Home movies Title/Description Instances Polly McShain's birthdays, etc. , 19401949-1964undated box 34
Vacations, family events, circa 1927-1965 box 35-36
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Films Title/Description Instances Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1959 August 7 box 37
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Horse race, Oceanport Handicap, Monmouth Park, Oceanport, NJ, box 37 1964 June 17
Horse race, Belmont Stakes, Aqueduct, NY, 1955 June 11 box 37
Horse race, Boardwalk Handicap, Atlantic City, NJ, 1964 October box 37 10
Horse race, Dover Stakes, Delaware Park, Stanton, DE, 1955 June box 37 29
Horse race, Man O'War Stakes, Aqueduct, NY, 1964 October 24 box 37
Horse race, Laurel Turf Handicap, Laurel Raceco urse, Laurel, box 37 MD, 1964 October 17
Horse race, Polly taking white veil, 1947 June box 37
Horse race,unidentified, undated box 37
Pictures with President Roosevelt, undated box 37
New Sharon, Wilbur Boone Photography , 1948 December 21 box 37
Summer , 1929-1931 box 37
Unidentified family movie, undated box 37
Epsom Derby, Epsom Downs, England; St. Leger Stakes, box 37 Doncaster, England, and Ascot Gold Cup, Ascot Heath, England, 1957 June 51957 September 111958 June 19
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot Heath, box 37 Berkshire, England, 1958 July 19
John McShain's "Barclay Special" to the 80th Running of the box 37 Kentucky Derby, 1954
Unidentified, undated box 37
Laurel, horse racing film Box 1
Prix de L'Arc de Triophe, Longchamp, Paris, October 5, 1958 and film Box 2 Turbo Jet films [sound] , 1958 October 5undated
Hyde Park segment and unidentified , undated film Box 3
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Videotapes Title/Description Instances Horstmanns: A Philadelphia Family , undated box 38
Funeral of John McShain, Killarney, Ireland, 1989 September 11 box 38
John McShain: Exegi Monumentum, 1991 July box 38
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Mary H. McShain: Woman of Serenity, Substance, Strength, box 38 undated
Killarney House: A Time and Place to Remember , undated box 38
McShain family home movies, copies, undated box 38
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Miniature film negatives Title/Description Instances 4 developed rolls, 3 undeveloped rolls of miniature film , undated box 39
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Photographic equipment Title/Description Instances Movie camera: Magazine Cine - Kodak, 16 mm box 41
Six - 16 brownie camera box 41
Retina Reflex III camera, f:1,9/50 mm, Kodak (in original box) box 41
Kodak Retina field case model G (in original box) box 41
Kodak Rotary flasholder (in original box) box 41
4 boxes of GE Power Mite M2B flashbulbs box 41
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