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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Lockport
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View from the railroad tracks, showing the Pennsylvania Canal, a cut-stone aqueduct, crossing the Conemaugh River. Includes a small shed and a boxcar near the bank of the river.
Lockport
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a small locomotive, with a group of men sitting and standing on top, approaching the photographer on the railroad tracks in Lockport. Includes the Pennsylvania Canal, a cut-stone aqueduct, in the background.
Logan House, Altoona
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the four-story Logan House hotel, built 1852-53 by Pennsylvania Railroad carpenter foreman Thomas Burchinell. View includes the railroad tracks and platform in the foreground. The hotel closed in 1927 and was converted to a post office in the early 1930s.
Logan house, Interior
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Interior view of the long dining room in the Logan House hotel, built 1852-53 by Pennsylvania Railroad carpenter foreman Thomas Burchinell. The hotel closed in 1927 and was converted to a post office in the early 1930s.
Logan House Porch, Altoona
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Men sit and stand on the porch of the four-story Logan House hotel, built 1852-53 by Pennsylvania Railroad carpenter foreman Thomas Burchinell. The hotel closed in 1927 and was converted to a post office in the early 1930s.
Mapleton
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Bird's eye view of Mapleton, showing railroad tracks, the Juniata River, and the town in the distance.
Mapleton, from Jacks Narrows
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view.
Marysville
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of town from locomotive.
May's Bridge above Lewiston
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive crossing the deck truss bridge that spans the Juniata River near Lewistown.
Mifflin
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man and a boy looking down from a hill at a cluster of dwellings in Mifflin, Pa.
Mill Hall
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of an unidentified river or creek in Mill Hall, on the Bald Eagle Valley Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Mount Union
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man standing in the doorway of a railroad car sitting on the tracks in Mount Union, Pa.
New Girard Ave: Bridge from Zoological Garden
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the south side of the bridge spanning the Schuylkill River at Girard Avenue. Measuring 100 feet wide, the iron and stone Girard Avenue Bridge, built between 1872 and 1874, was considered to be the widest bridge in the world at the time of its construction. It replaced an earlier bridge at this site. The bridge, designed by James and Henry Sims, was demolished between 1970 and 1971.
North from Connelsville [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a single railroad track running next to the Youghiogheny River. Depicts people walking on the tracks in the distance.
North from High Bridge
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view looking north from High Bridge.
North from Stewarts
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view.
North West
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of the Kiskiminetas River near North-west station, a stop on the old Western Pennsylvania Railroad line, which was leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1865.
On the Clearfield
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a deck truss railroad bridge spanning an unidentified creek or river, possibly the west branch of the Susquehanna River, on the Tyrone and Clearfield branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
On the Conemaugh at Lockport
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View showing the Pennsylvania Canal, a cut-stone aqueduct, crossing the Conemaugh River near Lockport.
Pack Saddle Curve
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man standing at the edge of a cliff near the railroad tracks in the Pack Saddle, which is a deep gorge that runs through Chestnut Ridge Mountains alongside the Conemagh River.
Pack Saddle west of Stone Quarry
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a locomotive pulling a long line of railroad cars through the Pack Saddle, which is a deep gorge that runs through Chestnut Ridge Mountains alongside the Conemagh River. Includes a detailed view of the rock formations near the tracks.
Pine Hollow
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view.
Ravine - Head of Horse Shoe Bend
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of the ravine from the head of the Horseshoe Curve just west of Altoona, Pa.
Roaring Springs [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depict's a water wheel next to a small stream in Roaring Spring, once named Spang Mills after the grist mill operated in the area.
Rockville
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts two men sitting near the tracks in Rockville, Pa.
Rope Ferry
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts support beams in the middle of the river, supporting cables that connect both sides of the river. Unidentified location.
Saltsburg
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a stone railroad bridge spanning the Kiskiminetas River at Saltsburg. View includes properties on the hills in the distance.
Sentinel Rock
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a large rock formation adjacent to the railroad tracks.
Shoe Mountain
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view.
Silver Spring, below Tyrone
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view.
South Greenburg [sic]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view, showing dwellings and barns in South Greensburg.
Spruce Creek
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man sitting next to the railroad tracks near the Spruce Creek tunnel.
Spruce Creek Tunnel
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive emerging from the single arch tunnel. Distant view.
Spruce Creek Tunnel
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a single arch, stone tunnel that spans two railroad tracks. A sign near the tunnel reads, "Spruce Creek, 1 mile".
Stewarts Station
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of Stewart's Station, with a man and two children sitting on the stairs leading down to the platform.
Stone Falls
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts construction activities on a section of a stone wall near the railroad tracks.
Sulfur Springs Bedford
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Distant view of a gazebo on the property of the Bedford Springs Hotel, which featured seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs.
Susquehanna Bridge
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of the railroad bridge spanning the Susquehanna River, connecting Columbia with Wrightsville on the York division.
Susquehanna Bridge
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts sheds and piles of lumber as the railroad tracks approach the Susquehanna Bridge, which connects Columbia with Wrightsville on the York division.
Susquehanna Bridge
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of the railroad bridge spanning the Susquehanna River, connecting Columbia with Wrightsville on the York division.

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