Views show two sets of railroad tracks running under the stone arch of the Market Street Tunnel, built by the Junction Railroad and opened on July 1, 1866. One image includes men sitting on the tracks and standing with a stick on the rails., Title from photographer's printed label on versos., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator
Bartlett & French
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Transportation [P.9466.3 and P.9462.6]
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]
