Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a deck truss railroad bridge spanning an unidentified creek or river, possibly the west branch of the Susquehanna River, on the Tyrone and Clearfield branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a locomotive crossing a railroad bridge that spans Little Juniata River.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man sitting next to the railroad tracks near the Spruce Creek tunnel.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the railroad tracks cutting across the deep fill in 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., Landscape view of an unidentified river or creek in Mill Hall, on the Bald Eagle Valley Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view near Iona Station in Gloucester County, New Jersey on the West Jersey Railroad, which was eventually controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Residences near a body of water, probably Iona Lake, are visible in the distance.
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.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of railroad tracks and a small locomotive near the Pack Saddle, which is a deep gorge that runs through Chestnut Ridge Mountains alongside the Conemagh River.
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 construction activities on a section of a stone wall near the railroad tracks.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view near Walls Station, showing residences near a winding dirt path.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a small tower near the railroad tracks at Walls Station. Includes a view of the Walls Hotel in the background (left).
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts one of the many industries near the Scottsdale station on the South-West Pennsylvania Branch, leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873. Probably one of the coke works in the area.
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 near 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., 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.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts railroad tracks running through the Lewistown Narrows, an area between the Juniata River and Black Log and Shade mountains.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of a stone, double arch bridge carrying railroad tracks over Turtle Creek near Stewart's Station. A house and a church are visible in the distance.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of Stewart's Station, with a man and two children sitting on the stairs leading down to the platform.
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.
Landscape view of two boys recreating near a small rustic boat landing on a lake or pond in New York City's Central Park. One boy fishes in the foreground and the other sits on a rock looking down at the water., Title printed on mount below image., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Non-Philadelphia - New York [P.9022.43]
View of fenced-in garden adorned by decorative urns used as planters in Fairmount Park., Title and photographer's imprint from label pasted on verso., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of J.F. Dallet.
Creator
Morse, S. R.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Morse - Parks [P.9500.2]
Landscape view showing a short, wide cave entrance at the bottom of a large rock formation near Cupica Bay. Also shows a man squatting inside the entrance of the cave. View from T.O. Selfridge's 1870-1871 naval expedition of the Isthmus of Darien. Authorized by the U.S. Government, Selfridge explored and surveyed the area as a possible route for a ship canal in Panama. He was accompanied by photographer T.H. O'Sullivan in 1870 and Philadelphia photographer John Moran in 1871., Title from manuscript notes on mount and verso., Attributed to John Moran., Yellow mount with rounded 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
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views [P.9244]
Landscape view of a tree-lined rustic footbridge carrying a trail or path in Fairmount Park., Title printed on mount below image., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of F.J. Dallet.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9488.3]
Landscape view showing a man standing on rustic bridge carrying a tree-lined path over a small stream in Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note on verso and printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.8924.3]
Landscape view showing a rustic bridge from a trail in Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note on mount., Beige curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9299.47]
Landscape view showing the tree-lined Schuylkill River from Sweet Brier Heights in West Fairmount Park. Includes a utility pole in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso and partially printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.8924.1]
Landscape view of the winding Wissahickon Creek. Shows large rocks in and around the water and trees flanking both sides of the creek. Includes a partial view of a stone mill building., Title on negative., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9299.52]
Elevated landscape view, possibly from mill building, showing a small dam or waterfall on the tree-lined Wissahickon Creek., Title from manuscript note on mount., Faded mint green curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9299.53]
Series of titled views from Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views include, "The gateway, entrance to the Garden of the Gods, and Pike's Peak ten miles distant," "Rainbow Fall," "The Cliff House, and Soda Springs, Shurtleff & Webster, proprietors, Manitou, Colorado," "U.S. Signal Station and Observatory," "Glen Eyrie". Images depict large rock formations, mountains and hills, a frozen waterfall, a hotel or inn, a signal station at the summit of Pike's Peak, and a residence, all near Manitou and Colorado Springs, Colorado., Title from printed labels pasted on versos., Photographer's imprint printed on labels pasted on versos., Contains five stereographic prints mounted on curved cardboard with rounded corners, three yellow and two buff. All contain photographer's pasted labels on verso. Most include facts about the sites under the titles., Gurnsey operated a photography studio in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1872 until his death in 1880., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Mrs. E. Paul DuPont.
Creator
Gurnsey, B. H. (Byron H.), 1833-1880
Date
[1872-1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Gurnsey - Views [P.8486.1-5]
Series of titled views from Wheeler's United States surveys of the West include, "The bath, Kanab Wash," "Lava Cone, Devil's Hole, Arizona," "Grand Canon; mouth of Kanab Wash," "Chocolate Mesa, Rocker Creek, Arizona," and "The Bear, Colorado Plateau." Views of the mouth and bath at Kanab Wash, Lava Cone, Devil's Hole, Arizona, and Chocolate Mesa, Rocker Creek, Arizona. Images depict a nude man standing near the creek, probably after bathing; men camping near the creek in a canyon; the photographer knealing down and setting up his shot and two men standing and sitting on large rocks near the mouth of the creek. Photographs also include rock formations, canyons, plateaus, and other geological features along Kanab Creek, a tributary of the Grand Canyon, which flows south toward the Colorado River in Arizona., Five are from the Colorado River Series and two from the Geological Series., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Manuscript note on versos: Bessie & Smith, Media., Yellow curved mounts with rounded corners., See Timothy O'Sullivan's series [66652.D.1-7] of the Colorado River Series for similar views of Wheeler's survey. O'Sullivan accompanied Wheeler in 1871, 1873, and 1875., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., William Bell, Philadelphia commercial photographer and father-in-law of photographer William Rau, worked in Philadelphia 1848-1910. He served as the chief photographer for the U.S. Army Medical Museum in 1865 and replaced Timothy O'Sullivan on George M. Wheeler's survey of the territories west of the 100th meridian in 1872.
Creator
Bell, William, 1830-1910
Date
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bell - Views [66651.D.1-7]
View of overhanging rock cliffs above the Niagara River on the Canadian side of the falls, showing a man sitting on the edge of the cliff, and buildings, one undergoing construction, along the land's edge., Title on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount in fancy scrollwork., Photographer's blind stamp included twice on the mount. Stamp consists of his initials, C.B., within an art palette., Distributor's label pasted on verso: James Cremer, publisher of stereoscopic views, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia. Stereoscopes and views, wholesale and retail., Manuscript note on verso: Muschamp, No. 32., Orange mount with rounded corners., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bierstadt relocated to Niagara Falls, New York from New Bedford, Massachusetts ca. 1863 and opened his own photographic studio.
Creator
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903, photographer
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bierstadt - Views [P.9022.35]
View of whirlpool and rapids in Niagara River near Suspension Bridge (i.e., Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge and International Suspension Bridge), the world's first working suspension railway bridge connecting Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Bridge partially obscured by tree-covered hill in the background. Bridge completed in 1855 after the designs of John A. Roebling and operated until 1897., Title on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount within decorative ribbons flowing from shields. Also printed on verso with four vignettes of two medals, the Vienna Medal of Merit and the American Institute of New York, awarded to Charles Bierstadt in 1873., Photographer's blind stamp included twice on the mount. Stamp consists of his initials, C.B., within an art palette., Distributor's label pasted on verso: James Cremer, publisher of stereoscopic views, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia. Stereoscopes and views, wholesale and retail., Manuscript note on verso: Muschamp, No. 26., Orange mount with rounded corners., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bierstadt relocated to Niagara Falls, New York from New Bedford, Massachusetts ca. 1863 and opened his own photographic studio.
Creator
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903, photographer
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bierstadt - Views [P.9022.1]
Landscape view from steep hillside showing winding entrance path flanked by ornate iron railings at the Spring Garden Street entrance to East Fairmount Park., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Sandra Markham.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Union View Company - Parks [P.2007.20.6]
Elevated landscape view looking down at bare trees in the ravine partially obscuring the view of the Schuylkill River north of Horticultural Hall in West Fairmount Park. Includes men and women standing on a path in the foreground., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Sandra Markham.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Union View Company - Parks [P.2007.20.2]
View showing a small clearing in a tropical forest. View from T.O. Selfridge's 1870-1871 naval expedition of the Isthmus of Darien. Authorized by the U.S. Government, Selfridge explored and surveyed the area as a possible route for a ship canal in Panama. He was accompanied by photographer T.H. O'Sullivan in 1870 and Philadelphia photographer John Moran in 1871., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Manuscript note on verso: J.H. Lamson, private coll., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1871]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Darien Expedition [8322.F]
Landscape view from a hill looking down at a rustic foot bridge connecting two tree-lined paths in Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) Valley in West Fairmount Park. A mans stands on the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso and printed on mount., Photographer supplied from duplicate photograph created by James Cremer: stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.25], Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893, photographer
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8924.2]
Bird's eye view from a circular window looking north at the Delaware Water Gap region from the Water Gap House built in 1872 on Mt. Minsi. Shows the Delaware River (right), the adjacent hilly landscape, and a residence on the west bank of the river in the foreground., Title from printed series label on verso with twenty-three other titled views (No. 121-144)., Photographer and publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Manuscript note on mount below image: Tower view, Water Gap House., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Graves, Jesse A. (Jesse Albert)
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - Graves [P.9168.6]
Landscape view showing rustic foot bridge spanning a creek or depression in West Fairmount Park., Written on negative: 23, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint obscured by photograph pasted on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.97]
Landscape view showing two rustic benches near a tree-lined path in West Fairmount Park., Written on negative: 13, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint and series number obscured by photograph pasted on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.98]
