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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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.
Terrace Mountain, Mill Creek
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of Mill Creek near Terrace Mountain. Includes a railroad hand cart in the foreground.
Tom Moore's Cottage near Belmont
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a cottage located on the west side of the Schuylkill River above the Reading Railway Bridge. The farm house was on the estate of Jacob S. Waln when the Irish poet Tom Moore puportedly stayed here during his visit to Philadelphia in 1804.
Trees near Greensburg
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view showing two trees near the tracks.
Trout Streams. Bells Mills
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man fishing in a trout stream in Bells Mills. Another man reads a paper on a bridge spanning the stream.
Turtle Creek near Stewarts
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a stone, double arch bridge carrying railroad tracks over Turtle Creek near Stewart's Station. A house and a church are visible in the distance.
Tyrone
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the town of Tyrone, probably from the railroad tracks. Includes a large signboard for the toothpaste product, Sozodont.
Tyrone Forges
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the railroad tracks near a forge in Tyrone, a stop on the Tyrone and Clearfield Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other buildings in the town are visible in the distance (left).
View from walk up Fairmount Basin
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View from hill looking in the direction of Fairmount Water Works on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. View mostly obscured by trees.
Walls
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a building near the railroad tracks, possibly a train depot near the Walls stop.
Walls
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view near Walls Station, showing residences near a winding dirt path.
Walls
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a small tower near the railroad tracks at Walls Station. Includes a view of the Walls Hotel in the background (left).
Walls. Head of Horse Shoe
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the rock formations at the head of the Horseshoe Curve just west of Altoona, Pa. A man stands near the rock wall and the railroad tracks.
Walls Station
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of railroad tracks and Walls Station sign board, with a two-and-a-half story residence in the background.
Weirs. Black Lick
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of Weirs Run in Black Lick, Pa. A house sits at the water's edge in the distance.
Weir's Bluff
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a single railroad track sandwiched between a rock wall and Weir's Run.
West from Bennington
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view near Bennington, Pa., an area rich in iron and once home to Bennington Furnace (a.k.a. Henrietta or Harriet Furnace).
West from Connemaugh [sic] River
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of railroad tracks extending west from the Conemaugh River bridge.
West from Cresson Hotel
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of the Mountain House hotel 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.
West from Pack Saddle
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of railroad tracks and a small locomotive near the Pack Saddle, which is a deep gorge that runs through Chestnut Ridge Mountains alongside the Conemagh River.
West from Pack Saddle
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man sitting on a slope leading from the railroad tracks down to the Conemaugh River. The Pack Saddle is a deep gorge that runs through Chestnut Ridge Mountains alongside the Conemagh River.
West of Saltsburg, Connemaugh
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view from the railroad tracks, looking down at the Conemaugh River.

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