Muhlenberg Bicentennial: Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives, congratulates George Washington upon his election to the Presidency: May 8, 1789, New York City.

Muhlenberg Bicentennial: Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives, congratulates George Washington upon his election to the Presidency: May 8, 1789, New York City.

Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg Family; Henry Melchior Muhlenberg ; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783

Epilogue: Scene One: "The speaker of the House of Representatives, Frederick Muhlenberg from Pennsylvania, addresses the President of the United States." The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The pageant "For God and Country," was performed daily. Students, faculty and administrators and their families, and local Allentown residents all participated.

Muhlenberg College; photographer unknown

Special Collections and Archives, Trexler Library, Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA: Muhlenberg College, Trexler Library, Special Collections and Archives

Date created: 1942-05

Date scanned: 2016-10-19

Date available: 2016-11-28

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Muhlenberg College Historical Photograph Collection

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Still Image

Bicentennial_V2_002.tif

Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States

20.5 x 25.5 cm