Landscape view showing railroad tracks near the Susquehanna River. Incorporated as the New York and Erie Railroad in 1832, the railroad was reorganized as the Erie Railway in 1861. The Starucca Viaduct in Lanesboro, Pa., constructed by the railroad in 1848 after the designs of engineers James P. Kirkwood and Julius W. Adams, is visible in the distant background. A man stands in the foreground., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title printed on mount., Possibly photographed by C.W. Buell., Walker, a stationery store owner and publisher of New York stereographic views, had a working relationship with photographer C.W. Buell, who operated a studio from Walker's business address., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Walker, Lewis E., 1826-1916
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - Walker [P.9168.8]
