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Drexel acquires Philly’s history

The city has transferred ownership of its "priceless" history museum collection to Drexel, one of the largest transfers of public to private ownership in memory

David Rasner, chairman of the board of trustees at the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, addresses a public meeting on the fate of the Atwater Kent collection at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening, Feb. 27, 2019.
David Rasner, chairman of the board of trustees at the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, addresses a public meeting on the fate of the Atwater Kent collection at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening, Feb. 27, 2019.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
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