For views of similar designs, see Stepney Station (P.9945.26); Twin Oaks Station (P.9945.86); Holmes Station (P.9945.104); and Llanwellyn Station (P.9945.104).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.81]
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 through truss bridge spanning railroad tracks of the Chester Creek Branch of the Baltimore Central Railroad Company. A single track runs under the bridge.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.88]
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]
View looking north from the B&O Railroad terminal at 24th and Chestnut streets at the Schuylkill River and nearby industries on the waterfront. Includes part of the Philadelphia Gas Works and two bridges in the distance., 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. 65., Arcadia caption text: Looking north from an upper-story window of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station located at Chestnut and Twenty-fourth streets, this 1891 photograph shows the city's industrial waterfront along the Schuylkill River including parts of the Philadelphia Gas Works and a freight depot. Horse-drawn vehicles and a train travel across the numerous bridges spanning the river in the background., LCP AR [Annual Report] 2001, pg. 58-9.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.124]
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]
For views of similar designs, see Stepney Station (P.9945.26); Carpenter Station (P.9945.81); Holmes Station (P.9945.104); and Llanwellyn Station (P.9945.104).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.86]
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 a two-story railroad station. Four women, a man, and a child stand on the platform near the railroad tracks. For views of similar station designs see Carpenter Station (P.9945.81); Twin Oaks Station (P.9945.86); Holmes Station (P.9945.104); and Llanwellyn Station (P.9945.104).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.26]
