View looking north at the deck plate girder bridge carrying Wharton Street over the Baltimore & Ohio tracks, just east of the Schuylkill River. Includes a distant view of the west approach of the tunnel under the intersection of Grays Ferry Avenue and South 34th Street.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.121]
Depicts a small Queen Anne style station, covered in shingles. To view similar station designs, see Bradshaw Station (P.9945.16); Leslie Station (P.9945.41); and Kiamensi Station (P.9945.62).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.47]
Exterior view looking at the north and east elevations of the Philadelphia terminal of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at the southwest corner of 24th and Chestnut streets. Frank Furness designed the station. Built between 1886 and 1888., Part of an album containing photographs of railroad bridges and stations along the B&O Railroad's Philadelphia Division taken on a trip made by a small group of B&O Railroad employees, under the supervision of Division Engineer Maintenance-of-Way William A. Pratt, who surveyed the line in March 1891., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 76., Arcadia caption text: Philadelphia architect Frank Furness designed three railroad stations for the Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) Railroad including the Philadelphia depot constructed between 1886 and 1888 at the southeast corner of Twenty-fourth and Chestnut streets. The Schuylkill East Side Railroad, a line chartered by the B & O with the Reading Railroad, ran south from Fairmount along the east side of the Schuylkill River, connected with the new terminal, and continued south to Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Both railroad companies wanted to compete with the Pennsylvania Railroad's profitable line to the Capital. This photograph was part of an 1891 photographic survey of the B & O Railroad's bridges and stations between Baltimore and Philadelphia., LCP AR [Annual Report] 2001, pg. 58-9.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.123]
Depicts the Queen Anne-style train station at Dupont and Delaware Avenues, constructed in 1886 after designs by Furness, Evans & Co. A group of men and boys stand under the lantern-lined arcade covering the train platform. An identical arcade runs the length of the platform on the opposite side of the tracks. The Logan House sits behind the train station in the image, named after the Civil War hero, General John Logan. A through truss bridge is visible in the distance.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.70]
View from the street showing the Queen Anne-style train station at Dupont and Delaware Avenues, constructed in 1886 after designs by Furness, Evans & Co. Includes a partial view of the pony plate girder bridge spanning Delaware Avenue.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.71]
Depicts the small, brick station, located on the west side of Clifton Avenue. For views of similar station designs, see Ridley Station (P.9945.99); Boone Station (P.9945.108); and Sixtieth Street Station (P.9945.116).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.106]
Depicts a small brick railroad station, with decorative dormers protruding from the hipped roof. To see an identical design, see Aberdeen Station [P.9945.28].
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.13]
Depicts a two-and-a-half story tower or station at the junction of the Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) tracks and the Wilmington & Northern tracks in Wilmington. Several B & O cars are visible in the yard.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.67]
Depicts a small, one room station. For views of similar station designs, see Harford Station (P.9945.21); Aiken Station (P.9945.35); and Baldwin Station (P.9945.51).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.89]
Depicts the timber Howe truss bridge spanning the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace and Perryville, Maryland. The bridge was 6,000 feet in length and was comprised of twelve 250 foot spans with a through truss at the center, and rose 94 feet above mean low tide. This bridge was replaced in 1908.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.33]
Depicts a brick, heavily shingled railroad station. Several men and a child stand on the platform outside of the station building. For views of similar designs see Havre de Grace Station (P.9945.31); Whitaker Station (P.9945.37) and Singerly Station (P.9945.50).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.18]
Depicts a small, Queen Anne-style station elevated above the tracks at 60th Street. For views of similar station designs, see Ridley Station (P.9945.99); Collingdale Station (P.9945.106); and Boone Station (P.9945.108).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.116]
Depicts a brick, shingled Queen Anne style station. For views of similar stations, see Van Bibber Station (P.9945.18); Havre de Grace Station (P.9945.31); and Whitaker Station (P.9945.37).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.50]
View of the east approach of Park Tunnel, looking west. Two men stand near the tracks. A "Red Line" railroad car is visible in the distance, along with the City Park Hotel and a pedestrian bridge spanning the tracks.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.126]
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks are elevated above Eastern Avenue in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore. A man stands next to a horse-drawn cart on the dirt road under the pony plate girder bridge. Railroad cars and businesses are visible in the distance.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.5]
View looking west at the east approach of the Grays Ferry Avenue tunnel, which runs under the intersection of Grays Ferry Avenue and South 34th Street.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.122]
Depicts a Queen Anne-style brick and shingle station. For views of similar station designs, see Carrcroft Station (P.9945.78) and Darby Station (P.9945.110)
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.100]
View of the west approach to the Fairmount Park Tunnel, showing businesses at the street level, including John Daly, dealer in fine brandies (left), and Fleisher ? Works (right). The dome of an unidentified church is also visible.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.125]
Depicts a small, one-room station elevated above the railroad tracks. Four men stand outside of the station, looking toward the photographer. For views of similar station designs see Aiken Station (P.9945.35); Baldwin Station (P.9945.51); and Upland Station (P.9945.89).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.21]
View of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company employees who conducted the 111-mile survey of the bridges, culverts and stations along the newly constructed Philadelphia Division connecting Baltimore and Philadelphia. Includes from left to right: George W. Andrews, Dr. Robb, William A. Pratt, and P.G. McNamee.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.129]
Depicts a Queen Anne-style, shingle-covered station in Prospect Park. For views of similar station designs, see Stepney Station (P.9945.26); Carpenter Station (P.9945.81); Twin Oaks Station (P.9945.86); and Llanwellyn Station (P.9945.104).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.102]
Depicts a pin-connected, deck truss bridge mounted on granite masonry piers spanning the Brandywine River in Delaware. Constructed for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad ca. 1885, but modified in 1920 for automobile traffic. Also known as the Augustine Bridge.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.74]
Depicts a small, one room station. Includes another building on the opposite side of the tracks, and two water towers in the distance. For views of similar stations, see Harford Station (P.9945.21); Aiken Station (P.9945.35); and Upland Station (P.9945.89).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.51]
Depicts a small, brick railroad station. For views of similar designs see Leslie Station (P.9945.41); Childs Station (P.9945.47); and Kiamensi Station (P.9945.62)
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.16]
