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Lake Shore Fast Trolley Line

Date: 1908
Description: Composite of views of a rapid transit trolley crossing a bridge as men stand by and observe. Caption reads: "Scenes on the Lake Shore Fast Trolley Line."
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Harmony Route

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Description: Harmony Route was a limited stop direct to New Castle departing Liberty and Market. The first trolley ran in 1908. Caption reads: "Along the Harmony Route,...
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Trolley Car

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Description: The Lake Line Trolley was the earliest trolley line in the Wyoming Valley. Built in 1866, Lake Line Trolley was a route to Harvey's Lake, the largest natur...
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Ferry Carrying an Automobile

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Description: View of a ferry carrying an automobile and several people across the river. The ferry is headed toward Delaware Cliff Camp.
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Cable Ferry

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Description: View of a cable ferry, near the Karamac Inn, carrying a horse-drawn vehicle and passengers across the Delaware Water Gap. The shoreline is in the backgroun...
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Bedford Springs Cabin

Date: 1860
Description: View of an old cabin, built in 1860, on the grounds of the Bedford Springs Hotel. In the foreground is a dirt road, and a pedestrian is walking near the fe...
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Dog Sled

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Description: Seven Huskies pull a dog sled through the snowy woods. A musher stands on the back of the sled while a woman wrapped in a blanket sits on the sled.
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Dog Sledding

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Description: Seven huskies pull a dogsled through the snowy woods, view from the side. A musher stands on the back runners while a woman, wrapped in a blanket, sits on ...
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Elmer Avenue, North

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Description: View down Elmer Avenue, taken from the middle of the street. A street car and carriage are moving along the street; the car moves away from the camera, and...
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Noble Street

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Description: A view of Noble Street, taken from the right side of the street, near the curb. Sidewalks line both sides of the street, parts of it paved with brick. A pa...
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S. Broad Street, near Third

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Description: A view of S. Broad Street. Sidewalks line both sides of the streets. Trees also line both sides, leaving most houses partially obscured. A few people can ...
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A Row of Houses

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Description: A view of houses, with a Christian church in the right foreground. A car is parked in front of the church. Poles with telephone or electric lines are along...
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S. Sixth Avenue

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Description: A view of south Sixth Avenue, looking down hill. Houses line both sides of the street, with one tree visible in the foreground and multiple trees lining bo...
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Thompson Street, Looking East

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Description: A view of Thompson Street, with people sitting on their porches and standing in the street. Trees line the street. Caption reads: "Thompson Street, (lookin...
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Main Street

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Description: A view of Main Street. Houses line both sides of the street, as do trees, which partially obscure the houses. Telephone and/or electric lines run parallel ...
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Loading Hay

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Description: Agricultural workers are loading hay onto a wagon pulled by two horses in the vicinity of Carbondale or Elk Hill. A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage near...
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A Duck Farm

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Description: A view of a fenced area with ducks. Across the road is a cornfield. A telephone or electric line runs along the road from the right into the distance on th...
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Railroad Station

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Description: A horse-drawn carriage waits at the Oxford Railway Station which celebrated its opening on December 18, 1860.
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Cornwall Ore Banks

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Description: Cornwall Ore Banks includes one of the greatest iron mines in the world and it has been mined for more than two centuries. A steam shovel is shown loading ...
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Service Station

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Description: The Molino Service Station and grill on former U.S. Route 120, now Pennsylvania Route 61. Signs on the building advertise "Bar-B-Q," "Lunch," and "Ice Crea...

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