Aerial views of the area of West Philadelphia at 30th and Market Streets. 30th Street Station (designed architects Graham, Anderson, Probst & White) and the Main Post Office (designed by architects Rankin & Kellog) are visible, as are several bridges crossing the Schuylkill river. Other areas of West and South Philadelphia are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 19829s, 19859s, 15895n, 19863n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1939
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19829s; P.8990.19859s, P.8990.15895n, P.8990.19863n]
Aerial views of the 30th Street Station (also known as Pennsylvania Station - 30th Street) under construction, which began in 1929 and was completed in 1934. Designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. Areas of Philadelphia to the north and east of 30th and Market Streets are visible in the distance, including the Schuylkill River, Chestnut and Walnut Streets, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art., Negative numbers: 14831n, 15252n, P278.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14831n; P.8990.15252n, P.8990.P278]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the steep slope of the Allegrippus, a natural formation near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive on the tracks next to a large rock wall in Duncannon, a town not far from Harrisburg, Pa. on the Susquehanna River.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive crossing a railroad bridge, which is most likely the May's Bridge spanning the Juniata River depicted in P.9058.77.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a dam in the Juniata River from Franklin Forge, a stop along the Williamsburg Branch of the railroad.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the Kittanning Point station next to the railroad tracks. View includes an adjacent dwelling.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the elegant wire-suspension bridge spanning the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, designed by John A. Roebling, constructed 1857-59, and replaced in 1892. Known as the Sixth Street Bridge and the St. Clair Bridge.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the single stone arch of the Allegheny Tunnel. Men are lined up at the edge of the cliff above the tunnel. Built in 1854 for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the single stone arch of the Allegheny Tunnel in the distance. A row of men stand at the edge of the cliff above the tunnel, looking toward the photographer. Built in 1854 for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
View showing the portal of the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnel, completed in 1854, running beneath the summit of the Allegheny Mountains at Gallitzin, Pa. Includes passengers waiting at the train station near a stopped locomotive and a sign post advertising the Gallitzin House hotel. In the far background, the borough is visible above the tunnel., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title printed on the mount., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Purviance, W. T. (William T.)
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Purviance - Transportation [P.9577.21]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the wild landscape of Allegrippus gorge, a natural formation near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man standing on the steep slope near the Allegrippus, a gorge near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of the Allegrippus, a gorge near the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains, along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view near the Apollo station, showing two men standing near a single railroad track. Apollo was one of the stops on the Western Pennsylvania Railroad, which was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1865.
The collection consists of forty-two transportation passes, one telegraph pass, two membership cards, a business card, and two calling cards (Edward Hoopes, Philadelphia; and J. Knight). The passes were all issued to members of the Charles J. Clarke family and date from 1865 to 1876. Clarke was the principal of Clarke and Company, an agency that facilitated transfer of freight between lines. He is probably most remembered for being a founding member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, owners of the dam that failed in 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood., Collected by Arthur Power Dudden, professor of history and American studies at Bryn Mawr College. Dudden was born on Oct. 26, 1921. He graduated with a B.A. from Wayne State University in 1942, then served in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he attended the University of Michigan, obtaining a Ph.D. in history in 1950. He joined the faculty of Bryn Mawr College that same year, and became a full professor in 1965. He retired from Bryn Mawr in 1992. Dudden authored 9 books, and was actively involved in several professional associations. He died on Oct. 14, 2009.
Creator
Dudden, Arthur Power, 1921- 2009, collector
Date
1865
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll Dudden Passes 113143.D (Dudden)
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts dwellings and railroad buildings near the tracks in Bedford, Pa. A locomotive is stopped in the foreground. A large depot is visible in the distance.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts one of seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs on the property of the Bedford Springs Hotel. A columned pavillion sits above the spring in the distance.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts men and women recreating on the grounds of the Bedford Springs Hotel, home to seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs. Includes an ornate stairway leading up to a pavillion.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts one of the springs on the grounds of the Bedford Springs Hotel, home to seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs. A pedestrian bridge is visible in the distance.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man standing on a path leading up to the Bedford Springs Hotel, a resort that offered seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs on the property.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Two men rest near the front of a locomotive on the Bell's Gap section of the railroad, which runs to an extensive and valuable coal-field in the Allegheny Mountains.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Two men sit on the last railroad car, one of many that are filled with coal. The locomotive is stopped on a tall, wooden trestle bridge in the Bell's Gap section of the railroad, which runs to an extensive and valuable coal-field in the Allegheny Mountains.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Several men sit and stand on and near a locomotive on a tall, wooden trestle bridge in the Bell's Gap section of the railroad, which runs to an extensive and valuable coal-field in the Allegheny Mountains.
Architects: Machinery Hall -- Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wislon; Judges' Hall -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Pennsylvania Railroad Office -- Joseph M. Wilson; World's Ticket Office -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Centennial Photographic Association Building -- H.J. Schwarzmann.
Artist of the "Washington" monument is M. Dickerson Eyre.
Belmont Avenue with Bartholdi's Fountain prominent, lamp-lined walkways, landscaped grounds, the Washington monument and pedestrians, and several buildings, including Machinery Hall, Judges' Hall, Pennsylvania Railroad Office, Frank Leslie's Pavilion, World's Ticket Office, and Centennial Photographic Association Building.
Architects: Machinery Hall -- Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson; Judges' Hall -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Pennsylvania Railroad Office -- Joseph M. Wilson; World's Ticket Office -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Centennial Photographic Association Building -- H.J. Schwarzmann.
Artist of the "Washington" monument is M. Dickerson Eyre.
Belmont Avenue with Bartholdi's Fountain prominent, lamp-lined walkways, landscaped grounds, the Washington monument and pedestrians, and several buildings, including Machinery Hall, Judges' Hall, Pennsylvania Railroad Office, Frank Leslie's Pavilion, World's Ticket Office, and Centennial Photographic Association Building.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of debris and overgrowth near a small, unidentified building in Bennington, Pa., an area rich in iron and once home to Bennington Furnace (a.k.a. Henrietta or Harriet Furnace).
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of Big Sewickley Creek near Paintersville station, once a stop on the South-West Pennsylvania Railroad, which was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the railroad tracks merging from two tracks into one next to Big Sewickley Creek near Paintersville station, once a stop on the South-West Pennsylvania Railroad, which was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873.
Rooftop view looking northeast from LaPierre House on Broad Street, showing the front elevation of St. John the Evangelist Church (23-25 South Thirteenth, built 1830, William Rodrigue, architect), the top of the Pennsylvania Railroad freight depot (Thirteenth and Market), a mostly obscured view of the United States Mint (1331-1337 Chestnut, built 1883, William Strickland, architect), and rooftops of adjacent buildings., Title and photographer from series list printed on blue paper and pasted on verso with thirty-one other titles (No. 1-31)., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Hurn, J. W. (John White), d. 1887, photographer
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Hurn - Views [P.9107.11]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View looking down at the Conemaugh River and the town of Blairsville from the railroad tracks. Blairsville was originally a stop on the Western Pennsylvania Railroad until it was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1865.
View of the interior of the burnt out train shed during the fire of June 11-13, 1923. Depicts several workers, including African Americans, building a new train platform and clearing debris from the tracks near the destroyed row of gates. Slightly damaged train cars and engines trapped by the fire, including "Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus," rest on the tracks. Large burnt pieces of the destroyed ceiling lay under a "Baggage Claim" sign. The Broad Street Station fire, started Monday, June 11, 1923 by a short circuited cable, was at the time considered one of the worst fires in the city's history with an estimated $1,500,000 worth of damage. By the second day, despite the fire continuing to burn in areas, 2000 laborers began to clear debris and set up umbrella shelters to prepare for the station's reopening at the end of that week., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Manuscript note on verso: Tues. noon., Reproduced in Harry Albrecht. Broad Street Station.... (Harry P. Albrecht: Philadelphia: 1976), p.30. (LCP Ok A1026.O.5), Purchase 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[June 12, 1923]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - transportation - railroad [P.8683.9]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Oblique view of the south side of the Gothic Revival-style station. Three men stand on the platform facing the tracks. The station was constructed in 1869 after designs by Joseph M. Wilson for the straightened route between Ardmore and Rosemont. Demolished in 1963.
Exterior view of the Bustleton station of the Pennsylvania Railroad, used as a barn, an arsenal and a powder storage magazine during the Revolutionary War before the property was taken over by the railroad in 1870., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Transportation - [P.9933.1]
View showing a segment of the Callowhill Street railroad bridge, also known as Spring Garden Street Bridge, built 1874-1875 by the Keystone Bridge Company after the designs of engineer Jacob H. Linville. Depicts the lower deck used by pedestrians. Bridge demolished in 1964., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Description of "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" printed on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Bridges [P.9466.19]
View from within the Callowhill Street Bridge showing the lower pedestrian deck of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. The bridge, also known as the Spring Garden Street Bridge, was built by the Keystone Bridge Company from 1874-1875 after the designs of engineer Jacob H. Linville. It was demolished in 1964., Grey mount with rounded corners., Title inscribed in negative., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Bridges [P.9260.85]
View showing the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, also known as Spring Garden Street Bridge, built over the Schuylkill River from 1874-1875 by the Keystone Bridge Company after the designs of engineer Jacob H. Linville. Demolished in 1964. Bridge adorned with ornate ironwork, including lampposts and fencing., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Bridges [P.9466.20]
Cigarette card promoting the Honest Long Cut brand of the American Tobacco Company. Depicts a view of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, also known as Spring Garden Street Bridge, built over the Schuylkill River from 1874-1875 by the Keystone Bridge Company after the designs of engineer Jacob H. Linville. Demolished in 1964. Bridge adorned with ornate ironwork, including lampposts and fencing., Title printed on recto and verso., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.34]
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of large, numbered oil tanks that are sectioned off from a dirt path where the photographer stands by a small fence.
Exterior view of the Pennsylvania Railroad's original Chelten Avenue Station looking north along the tracks. Includes two men working on the tracks. Image taken before the old station was razed in 1916., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1916
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.130]
View showing the iron arch bridge built over the Schuylkill River between 1861-1866 after the designs of Strickland Kneass. In the foreground, two boys stand on a rock and overlook the Schuylkill River, while a laborer maneuvers an empty wheelbarrow behind them. The Market Street Permanent Bridge, built from 1798-1806 after the designs of Timothy Palmer and expanded around 1850 to accommodate a connection between the city railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, is also visible in the background. The Chestnut Street Bridge, partially funded and utilized by the Chestnut and Walnut Streets Passenger Railway Company, was demolished in 1958., Title supplied by cataloger., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date
[ca. 1867]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & Smith - Bridges [P.9058.166]
View showing the north side of the 900 block of Chestnut Street. Businesses include: the Pennsylvania Central Railroad ticket office (901 Chestnut); Richelderfers, gentlemen's furnishings (903 Chestnut); and J.E. Gould, piano and organ dealer (923 Chestnut). Railroad ticket office heavily adorned with signage. Also includes partial view of an awning inscribed "[sil]ver plated war[es]" adorning the business on the adjacent corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets., Attributed to Robert Newell., Unmounted half of stereoview., Title supplied by cataloguer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
Date
ca. 1870
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Streets [(6)1322.F.94e]
A puzzle comprised of 24 blocks with lithograph images of: “Penna. Dairy Scene,” Map of U.S., Pennsylvania Railroad, Mount Vernon, William and his Sister Fishing, “Row Boat Excursion,” “Mary and Sally Feeding the Pet Pony.”, "Pubd by Jacob Shaffer Philada" on the map., Purchase of the Library Company, 1966.
