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| Description: | Double extension gantry crane with a grab-bucket at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. The crane is stamped with the text "Pawling & Harnischfeger Builders, Mil... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Lehigh Valley train yard with trains, cars full of goods, railroad workers and shops. One of the buildings features two large smokestacks. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the P & R coal storage yard, with railroad tracks winding around a curve at the foot of a small hill. The coal yard and buildings are at t... |
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| Description: | View of the P & R coal storage yard, including railroad tracks and coal storage building. Hills are in the background. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| 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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| 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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| Description: | A horse-drawn carriage waits at the Oxford Railway Station which celebrated its opening on December 18, 1860. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a factory in Youngsville, with a railroad car and railroad tracks in front of it. In the background is a hill or mountain. |
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| Description: | Mules and wagons can be seen with men on a rock bank while mining. Caption reads: "Rock Bank." |
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| Description: | The American Lime and Stone Company, Plant Number One. It was founded in 1901. Caption reads: "No. 1 Plant of the Famous Lime Industries, Bellefonte, PA." |
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| Description: | By 1883, anthracite furnaces were heavy competition for companies such as Cornwall Furnace. Caption reads: "Old Anthracite Ore Roasters, Cornwall, PA." |
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| Description: | Peviously Sharon Steel Company, Carnegie Steel began operations in 1902. Here, the front gate is shown. |
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| Description: | Lukens Steel Company was founded in 1810, and was the largest employer in Chester County in the 1960s, with over 10,000 workers. |
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| Description: | 36 McKinley Furnace was constructed by Theodore Powers and A. L. Crawford in 1848. Caption reads: "McKinley Furnace, New Castle, PA." |
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| Description: | National Tin Plate Company was founded by William Donner in May 1897 and became the Monessen, PA's first employer. Caption reads: "Tin Mill, Monessen, PA. ... |
| Date: | 04 05 1925 |
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| Description: | International Harvester Company branch building in Harrisburg. An automobile is parked along the curb in the front of the building and a railroad car rests... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a train stopped at the North Philadelphia depot, surrounded by various industrial buildings, including the International Harvester Company... |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks of group of children awaiting the arrival of a train outside Lehigh Valley Railroad Station. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks looking towards a long line of railroad cars on another set of tracks. The large banners on the side of some of the cars reads: "... |
| Date: | 04 17 1923 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the International Harvester's Philadelphia branch house. Railroad tracks and a platform are in the background behind the buildin... |
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