Collection of 142 stereographic views documenting the Philadelphia, Middle, and Pittsburgh divisions of the Pennsylvania Railroad issued by Philadelphia photographer Frederick Gutekunst, ca. 1875.

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2 miles west of Saltsburg
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a single railroad track running alongside a stone wall.
Above Alligrippus [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the steep slope of the Allegrippus, a natural formation near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Above Duncannon
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive on the tracks next to a large rock wall in Duncannon, a town not far from Harrisburg, Pa. on the Susquehanna River.
Above McVeyton [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive crossing a railroad bridge, which is most likely the May's Bridge spanning the Juniata River depicted in P.9058.77.
Across the Juniata. From Franklin Forge
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a dam in the Juniata River from Franklin Forge, a stop along the Williamsburg Branch of the railroad.
Across Valley, from Horseshoe
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the Kittanning Point station next to the railroad tracks. View includes an adjacent dwelling.
Alleghany [sic] Suspension Bridge
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the elegant wire-suspension bridge spanning the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, designed by John A. Roebling, constructed 1857-59, and replaced in 1892. Known as the Sixth Street Bridge and the St. Clair Bridge.
Alleghany [sic] Tunnel
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the single stone arch of the Allegheny Tunnel. Men are lined up at the edge of the cliff above the tunnel. Built in 1854 for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Allegheny Tunnel
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the single stone arch of the Allegheny Tunnel in the distance. A row of men stand at the edge of the cliff above the tunnel, looking toward the photographer. Built in 1854 for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Allegrippus
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the wild landscape of Allegrippus gorge, a natural formation near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Alligrippus [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man standing on the steep slope near the Allegrippus, a gorge near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Alligrippus [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of the Allegrippus, a gorge near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Apollo
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view near the Apollo station, showing two men standing near a single railroad track. Apollo was one of the stops on the Western Pennsylvania Railroad, which was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1865.
Bedford
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts dwellings and railroad buildings near the tracks in Bedford, Pa. A locomotive is stopped in the foreground. A large depot is visible in the distance.
Bedford Springs
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts one of seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs on the property of the Bedford Springs Hotel. A columned pavillion sits above the spring in the distance.
Bedford Springs
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts men and women recreating on the grounds of the Bedford Springs Hotel, home to seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs. Includes an ornate stairway leading up to a pavillion.
Bedford Springs
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts one of the springs on the grounds of the Bedford Springs Hotel, home to seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs. A pedestrian bridge is visible in the distance.
Bedford Springs Hotel
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man standing on a path leading up to the Bedford Springs Hotel, a resort that offered seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs on the property.
Bell's Gap
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Two men rest near the front of a locomotive on the Bell's Gap section of the railroad, which runs to an extensive and valuable coal-field in the Allegheny Mountains.
Bell's Gap
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Two men sit on the last railroad car, one of many that are filled with coal. The locomotive is stopped on a tall, wooden trestle bridge in the Bell's Gap section of the railroad, which runs to an extensive and valuable coal-field in the Allegheny Mountains.
Bell's Gap
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Several men sit and stand on and near a locomotive on a tall, wooden trestle bridge in the Bell's Gap section of the railroad, which runs to an extensive and valuable coal-field in the Allegheny Mountains.
Bells Mills
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a dam in Bell's Mills, Pa., now Bellwood.
Below Mineral Point
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view.
Bennington
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of debris and overgrowth near a small, unidentified building in Bennington, Pa., an area rich in iron and once home to Bennington Furnace (a.k.a. Henrietta or Harriet Furnace).
Big Sewickley
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of Big Sewickley Creek near Paintersville station, once a stop on the South-West Pennsylvania Railroad, which was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873.
Big Sewickley, Paintersville
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the railroad tracks merging from two tracks into one next to Big Sewickley Creek near Paintersville station, once a stop on the South-West Pennsylvania Railroad, which was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873.
Blairsville
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View looking down at the Conemaugh River and the town of Blairsville from the railroad tracks. Blairsville was originally a stop on the Western Pennsylvania Railroad until it was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1865.
Blairsville Intersection
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view from the railroad tracks.
Bloomsburg
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of buildings facing the Susquehanna River in Bloomsburg, Pa.
Bryn Mawr
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Oblique view of the south side of the Gothic Revival-style station. Three men stand on the platform facing the tracks. The station was constructed in 1869 after designs by Joseph M. Wilson for the straightened route between Ardmore and Rosemont. Demolished in 1963.
Central Oil Refinery
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of large, numbered oil tanks that are sectioned off from a dirt path where the photographer stands by a small fence.
Connemaugh [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts railroad tracks near the town of Conemaugh. Includes buildings near the tracks in the distance.
Connemaugh [sic] Deep Cut
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive rounding a curve between two rock walls in Conemaugh, Pa.
Cottages of workmen at Allegrippus
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of two small, crude shacks above the railroad tracks.
Cresson Mansion
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of the concealed Mountain House within Cresson Springs Resort near Cresson Station. The Pennsylvania Railroad owned the resort, which was moved to Cresson from Hollidaysburg in the 1860s and rebuilt in 1880-81 to accommodate about 600 people.
Cresson Station
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts three men standing on the long, wooden platform near Cresson Station. Cresson was a popular summer resort town.
Deep Fill & cut. Allegrippus.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the railroad tracks cutting across the deep fill in the Allegrippus, a natural formation near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Deep Fill & Horse Shoe
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the railroad tracks cutting across the deep fill in the Allegrippus, a natural formation near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Devil's Back Bone near Bedford
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a narrow, jagged rock above the railroad tracks near Bedford, Pa.
Duncannon Iron Co.'s Rolling Mills
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View showing the rolling mills situated beside the Susquehanna River near the junction of the Juniata River at Duncannon, Pa. The iron works, specializing in nails, was established in 1828 by Stephen Duncan and John D. Mahon and purchased by Duncannon Iron Company in 1861. The rolling mill ceased operations in 1908.

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