Creator |
Moran, John, 1831-1903. |
Title |
Scenery of the Allegheny Mountains and Pennsylvania Central R[ail] R[oad]. [graphic] / Photographed by John Moran, 806 Coates
St., Philadelphia
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Publisher |
[Philadelphia: John Moran] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1862 |
Date |
[ca. 1862] |
Physical Description |
9 photographic prints: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
Description |
Incomplete collection of the series, published by John Moran circa 1863, showing scenic views of the Allegheny Mountains and
Conemaugh and Susquehanna rivers along the Pittsburgh division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The railroad (incorporated in
1846) traveled from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh through the mountain passage known as the "Horse Shoe Curve," completed in
1854. Three views attrtibuted to Moran titled, "Head Waters of the Susquehanna, Cambria Co., PA.," "Kittaning Point, Allegheny
Mountains," and "The pass through Jack's Mountain, Huntingdon, Co." included as part of the series.
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Views depict: the forest at the summit of the Alleghanies; an overlook and rocky valley at Kittaning Point in the Alleghenies;
old bed of the Conemaugh River; sand ridge at Mapleton at the foot of Jack's Mountain; views of the head waters of the Susquehanna
River in Cambria County, and a canal lock in "Jack's Narrows" on the Juniata River. Three of the views include posed male
figures.
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Notes |
Cream mounts with square corners. |
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Photographer's label pasted on verso of six views in the series. |
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Six of the series are numbered: No. 237, 244, 254, 259, 260, and 294. |
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Title stamped on mounts. |
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Biographical / historical note |
Moran, a Philadelphia photographer, specialized in landscape photography and often took artistic excursions with his painter
brothers, Thomas and Edward. He resided at 806 Coates Street between 1862 and 1864.
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Subject |
Pennsylvania Railroad. Pittsburgh Division |
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Railroads -- Pennsylvania. |
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Forests -- Pennsylvania. |
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Rivers -- Pennsylvania. |
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Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Pennsylvania. |
Geographic subject |
Allegheny Mountains. |
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Juniata River (Pa.) |
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Susquehanna River. |
Genre |
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Landscape photographs -- 1860-1870. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Moran - Views [P.8979.10; P.8992.14-19; P. 9462.20; P.9466.15] |
Accession number |
P.8979.10 |
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P.8992.14 |
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P.8992.15 |
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P.8992.16 |
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P.8992.17 |
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P.8992.18 |
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P.8992.19 |
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P.9462.20 |
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P.9466.15 |