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1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Description

1. 123 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w; 88 x 177 mm.

Summary

1. Views along the Pennsylvania Railroad, including views of Altoona, Birmingham Station, Bryn Mawr station, Cambria Ironworks, Eagle Station, Cresson, Harrisburg, Lockport, Marysville, Mapleton Station, Lewistown Narrows, Philadelphia, including Fairmount Park, an elevator and the U. S. arsenal at Pittsburgh, the Delaware Water Gap, Wissahickon Creek; views of bridges, tunnels, trains, canals, the Susquehana and Delaware Rivers, waterfalls, mills, streets, resorts, hotels, trout fishing, and the interior of the state library. Some views duplicated.

Subject

1. Stereographs
2. Photoprints
3. Albumen photoprints
4. Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
5. Susquehanna River
6. Delaware Water Gap (N.J. and Pa.)
7. Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
8. Philadelphia (Pa.)
9. Harrisburg (Pa.)
10. Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
11. Bryn Mawr (Pa.)
12. Altoona (Pa.)
13. Armories > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
14. Railroads > Pennsylvania
15. Parks > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
16. Libraries > Pennsylvania > Harrisburg
17. Iron industry > Pennsylvania > Cambria
18. Interior architecture > Pennsylvania > Harrisburg
19. Fishing > Pennsylvania
20. Canals > Pennsylvania
21. Bridges > Pennsylvania
22. Pennsylvania Railroad

Genre/Form

1. Albumen photoprints.
2. Photoprints.
3. Stereographs.

Call number

1. MFY Dennis Coll 91-F309

Note

1. Most views are numbered and captioned in the negative. Includes views with variant titles, interfiled numerically.
2. Views are numbered: 6, 39, 41, 52 1/2, 62, 66, 95, 103, 107, 124, 125, 129, 129 1/2, 136, 141, 155, 180, 217, 219, 228, 249, 262, 263, 272, 309, 312, 341-344, 362, 368, 376, 404, 406, 418, 427, 433, 434, 440, 478, 499, 515, 540, 563, 602, 609, 702-704, 709, 711, 715, 723, 737, 750, 754, 778, 806, 835, 879, 904, 953, 959, 1014, and unnumbered views.

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Cite as (note)

1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Author

1. Purviance, W. T., photographer.

Title

1. The scenery of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad [graphic] / W. T. Purviance.

Imprint

1. Philadelphia : W. T. Purviance, 1870?-1880?

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Cite as:

1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

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1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Research call number

1. MFY Dennis Coll 91-F309