Railroads

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Album contains small black and white photographs of mid-Twentieth Century railroad related images, specifically the Erie Railroad. The Erie Railroad system served the Northeastern United States connecting New York City on the Hudson River to Lake Erie. The collection contains images of the 1943 floods on the Delaware River and other tributaries.

Abstract This collection contains an incomplete series of photographs taken by Andrew J. Russell under the direction of Herman Haupt. These photographs capture different methods for the construction and deconstruction of bridges and other engineering projects implemented during the Civil War to aid military transportation. These photographs are described in detail by Haupt in the accompanying text volume. A series of images, many of which appear to be illustrations of scenes depicted in the...

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A collection of railroad history and memorabilia from both American and Britain railroads as well as some local Pennsylvania history regarding the anthracite coal, slate and zinc industries.

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Chromolith printed by the Rotograph Co., N.Y. City, postmark Allentown PA Sep 19 1907 9-AM to Mrs Mary A. Schaeffer Shillington Berks Co., postmark Shillington, PA. Sep 19, 5-PM from Harry S.

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P. and R.R.R. Station, Allentown, Pa. (Philadelphia and Reading Railroad) black & white The Rotograph Co. N.Y. City, postmark Allentown, PA June 28, 1916, to Miss Carrie Cox Lebanon Pa. from L. R. Johnson

Abstract John Reid, the acknowledged photographer of this picture, was in his lifetime known as a pioneer photographer of the “Iron Horse” (steam locomotives). He introduced the convention of taking the photographs “from a position just ahead of the smoke box” in the late 1850s. This angle is apparent in this photograph as the 4-4-0 steam locomotive positioned on the Harlem Bridge. The bridge is an example of a Post box-truss type developed by Simeon S. Post in 1863. Based on information printed...

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Terminal Depot, Allentown, Pa. Chromolith, Souvenir Post Card Co. New York. Postmark Allentown, PA Apr 15 1907, 11:30 AM, Scranton Apr 15 1907 10:30 PM. 2 postcards: to Miss Marjorie Farrell Scranton, Pa. To Peter Krause from Richard.

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Terminal Depot Allentown, Pa. Chromolith, divided back. Postmark Millersburg, Pa., Nov. 1912. To Mrs. Edward Grimm Halifax Dauphin Co. Penna. From Jennie.

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Terminal Station, Allentown, Pa. (New Jersey Central Railroad). Chromolith. A. C. Besselman & Co. New York. Postmark Bethlehem, Pa. July 9, 1909 to Miss Paula Pitscher Newark N.J. from Jim