Landscape view depicting the water gap between the Blue Mountain range near Palmerton created by the Lehigh River. Includes tree-covered mountain sides., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamburg, Germany, and Milan, Italy., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint on mount., Distributor's imprint on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Griffith & Griffith, established in Philadelphia in 1896, expanded in 1908 to included offices in St. Louis and Liverpool. The non-Philadelphia offices were relocated in 1910., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date
[ca. 1900]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Views [P.9573.21]
Landscape view showing canal locks on the Juniata River in a mountain pass known as "Jack's Narrows". Tree-covered mountains, part of the Allegheny Mountain chain, flank the winding river., Attributed to John Moran., Title printed on mount., Creme mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date
1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views [P.9462.20]
Album of photographs documenting the Philadelphia, Middle, and Pittsburgh divisions of the Pennsylvania Railroad, incorporated in 1846. The consolidated company sought to build a trunk route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh through the Allegheny mountains in order to compete with the Erie Canal for freight traffic. In 1854, rail passage through the Alleghenies via the "Horse Shoe Curve" was achieved and spurred the establishment and growth of the several towns depicted along the route.