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Railroad bridges photographs

Creation: circa 1900
 Collection
Accession: 1973-322

Abstract

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

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.

Related Names

Subject

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

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