Railroad bridges photographs
Creation: circa 1900Abstract
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was chartered in 1846 to completing an all-rail road across the state. Collection consists of three unidentified photographs of stone arched railroad bridges, probably on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1900
Creator
- Unknown (Organization)
Extent
3 item(s)
General Physical Description
3 photographic prints : b&w ; 6.25 x 8.25 in.
Historical Note
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was chartered in 1846 to completing an all-rail road across the state. In 1857 the Pennsylvania Railroad purchased the old Main Line system and eventually brought the entire line from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh under one management. Between 1855 and 1874, the PRR underwent rapid expansion and emerged as one of the two largest railroad systems in the area east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. Through stock purchase or lease, it reached Baltimore in 1861, Chicago and Indianapolis in 1869, St. Louis in 1870, Jersey City opposite New York in 1871, and Washington in 1872. Purchase of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad in 1881 brought complete control of the important New York-Washington corridor, and in 1910, the PRR entered Manhattan through tunnels under the Hudson and East Rivers. Most of the main lines lying east and south of Harrisburg, Pa., were electrified between 1915 and 1938.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of three unidentified photographs of stone arched railroad bridges, probably on the Pennsylvania railroad. Two of the photos are views of the same bridge.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Provenance
The book was purchased at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company auction in 1972.
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Railroad bridges photographs
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository