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Penn3.
[R. Newell], although no label. Girard College, Philadelphia. E. $45


Penn15.
Purviance’s Stereoscopic Views on the line of the Penna. Railroad. No. 108. Union Depot, Pittsburgh. VG. $200

     
Penn25.
[Detlor & Waddell, Name covered by “Clark’s Variety Store” label]. Stereoview with extensive title listing on verso, showing an oil well disaster, blown away trees and wood, smoke pouring from the scene. VG. $35

     
Penn33.
E. Anthony. No. 508. Logan’s Spring, at Tyrone City, Pa. The water from Sinking Run, after sinking in the rocks and disappearing entirely for 3/4 of a mile, reappears and forms this spring, eighty feet in depth. It was on the banks of this spring that the Indian Chief Logan built his hunting cabin. From The Picturesque on the Pennsylvania Central R.R. Series. VG. $30

  
Penn39.
No ID. Centennial Views. Philadelphia and Fairmont Park. 208. Pipe Aquaduct. VG. $45


Penn84.
Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. Views of the Penna. Oil Regions. No. 83. Burning of the Imperial Refinery, near Oil City, Pa., Sept. 10th, 1875. Explosion of the Benzine Tank. During this conflagration, a Tank of Benzine ignited and almost immediately exploded, pouring a torrent of liquid fire down the side of the hill; and throwing a fearful mass of dense smoke, and a shaft of flame, several hundred feet into the air. VG. $50


Penn96.
No ID. Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Gerais Hotel. E. $150


Penn101.
A.M. Allen, Pottsville, Penn’a. Pottsville, Pa., Schuylkill County. VG. $45


Penn107.
E&HT Anthony. Views of Beautiful Scenery along the Line of the Erie Railway between New York and Niagara. No. 9542. Shohola Viaduct. VG. $35


Penn109.
B.L. Wright, Canton, Pa. Minnequa Springs. VG. $20


Penn111.
No ID. Susquehannah Pa. Commercial Block. There is a sign for “Photographs” on the front of the brick building and down at awning level is “Evans & Allen.” VG. $65


Penn116.
E&HT Anthony. The Picturesque on the Pennsylvania Central R.R. No. 489. The Cresson Mountain House, Situated on one of the peaks of the Alleghenies, a great summer resort for invalids and seekers after pure air. VG. 445


Penn117.
E&HT Anthony. The Picturesque on the Pennsylvania Central R.R. No. 525. Broad Top Mountain House. Situated on the summit of Broad Top Mountain, in the heart of the Coal region, a delightful summer retreat, the creature comforts being well cared for by the obliging host, I. Morrison. G. $30


Penn118.
No ID. Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches. No. 75. Depot at Port Clinton. G. $150


Penn120.
No ID. Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches. No. 9. Weighmaster’s Office at Cressona, Mine Hill R.R. VG. $150


Penn133.
No ID. Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches. Untitled RR bridge under construction. G. $65


Penn138.
No ID. Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches. No. 216. Interior of Passenger Car. VG. $150


Penn139.
No ID. [Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches.] Reading R.R. Reading, Pa. Shops. G. $125

penn141
Penn141. No ID. Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches. No. 139. Dispatcher’s Office at Richmond. VG. $150


Penn143.
No ID. Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches. No. 129. Port Clinton Depot. G. $125


Penn149.
No ID. Gems of American Scenery. Machine Shops, Altoona, Pa. VG. $65


Penn152.
E. Anthony. The Picturesque on the Pennsylvania Central R.R. No. 494. On the high grade above Altoona, Kittaning Point. VG. $85


Penn160.
M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Pa. Views on the Line of the Lehigh Valley R.R. No. 150. View from Prospect Rock. VG. $35


Penn161.
M.A. Kleckner, Allentown, Pa. Kleckner’s Stereoscopic Gems of the Lehigh & Wyoming Valleys. No. 200. Bird’s Eye View of Mauch Chunk. VG. $35


Penn163.
[M.A. Kleckner] Lehigh Valley Views, although unlabeled. Overview of town, river, trains. VG. $35


Penn167. No ID. Burning Tank at Olean. Clark Variety Store, 64 Main St. VG. $50


Penn175.
Detlor & Waddell’s Stereoscopic Views of the Oil Country. 73. The Great Kinzua Bridge near Alton, Pa. Highest bridge in the world. G. $65


Penn177.
L.E. Walker, Warsaw, NY. Views on Line of the Erie & Lehigh Valley Route. Looking East-From South Mountain-Mauch Chunk, Pa. VG. $35


Penn178.
L.E. Walker, Warsaw, NY. Views on Line of the Erie & Lehigh Valley Route. Through Cleft of Prospect Rock-Mauch Chunk, Pa. VG. $35


Penn183. No ID. Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. VG. $35


Penn184.
R. Newell, Philadelphia. American Views. Continental Hotel, 9th & Chestnut, Philadelphia, Penn. VG. $35


Penn185.
No ID. Seventh and Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. G. $50


Penn188.
McAllister & Brother, Phila. Saint Paul’s Church, Philadelphia. Tinted. VG. $75


Penn189.
E. Anthony. A Ramble Through the Southern Tier on the Route of the Erie Rail Road. No. 674. A View at the Starucca Viaduct. VG. $35


Penn191.
No ID. Shandy P. & R. RR, Reading, Pa. March 7th, 1868. VG. $40


Penn196.
Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. No. 55. Refining Oil. The Bleaching Tanks. VG. $85


Penn197.
Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. No. 88. Gas Well, Butler Co., Pa. G. $75


Penn198.
Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. No. 107. Fishing with Pole Tools, in a well 1,500 feet deep. VG. $85


Penn205.
GOB. Gems. of Penn’a. Scenery. A Trip to the Catawissa. No. 232. Saverman’s Saw Mill, Catawissa Creek. VG. $50


Penn215.
L. Hensel, Port Jervis, NY. A Ride over the Del. & Hud. Gravity Road into the Coal Regions. No. 1108. Looking up No. 16 Plane, Passenger Train on Loaded Track. VG. $150

First Seminary  First Seminary
Penn251. [M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Pa.] First Seminary. VG. $50

Lehigh Gap Hotel  Lehigh Gap Hotel
Penn260. M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Pa. Views Along the Line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Lehigh Valley Views. No. 300. Lehigh Gap Hotel–Lehigh Gap. G. $65

Mauch Chunk  Mauch Chunk
Penn265. M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Pa. Views Along the Line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Lehigh Valley Views–Mauch Chunk and Vicinity. View from Prospect Rock–North. VG-. $50

View on the Lehigh River  View on the Lehigh River
Penn267. M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Pa. Views Along the Line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Bethlehem and Vicinity. No. 48. View on the Lehigh River. VG. $35

Old Moravian Burying Ground  Old Moravian Burying Ground
Penn269. M.A. Kleckner, Allentown, Pa. Kleckner’s Stereoscopic Views of the Lehigh and Wyoming Valleys. Bethlehem. Old Moravian Burying Ground. VG. $20

View on Stony Creek  View on Stony Creek
Penn271. M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Pa. Views Along the Line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Lehigh Valley Views. No. 255. View on Stony Creek. VG. $25

On the Dam
Penn274. M.A. Kleckner, Allentown, Pa. Kleckner’s Stereoscopic Views of the Lehigh and Wyoming Valleys. Untitled view of two men seated on wooden dam, others in boat in background. VG. $50

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn280. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Dining Saloon. All black men posing. Tinted. G. $200

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn281. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Arms & Trophies. Tinted. VG. $150

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn283. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Art Gallery. Tinted. G. $125

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn284. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Union Avenue. Tinted. G. $75

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn285. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. School Department. Tinted. VG. $75

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn286. R. Newell, Philadelphia. The Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Union Avenue. VG. $100

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn287. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Agricultural Department. Tinted. VG. $100

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864  The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864
Penn289. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Tinted. VG. $125

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn293. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1861 copyright line. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Tinted. G-. $20

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn294. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1861 copyright line. Tabernacle Baptist Church, Philadelphia. Tinted. G. $25

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn295. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1860 copyright line. Saint Peter’s Church. G. $15

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn296. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1860 copyright line. Saint James’ Church. Tinted. G-. $15

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn297. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1860 copyright line. St. Stephen’s Church. Tinted. G. $25

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn299. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1860 copyright line. Saint Andrew’s Church. Tinted. G. $20

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn300. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1861 copyright line. Trinity Church. Tinted. Fair. $15

McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview  McAllister & Brother 1861 Stereoview
Penn302. McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia, 1860 copyright line. Christ Church. Tinted. G. $20

Oil Country PA  Oil Country PA
Penn305. [Lufkin]. Bird’s eye view of Bunnyhoof Oil Territory.  An interested viewer has provided the following information: The Bennyhoof Petroleum company was based in Pottsville. The Bennyhoof Shale is a formation that can be found north of Meadville, Venango County, along the Bennyhoof Run, which is where this photo was most likely taken. VG. $125

Library with Telescope
SCST19. A.A. Line, Carlisle, Pa. Interesting view of a library with a telescope on the floor and some other instrument on the pile of books. G. $85

Triumph Hill near Tidioute PA Triumph Hill near Tidioute PA
Penn306. Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. Views of the Penna. Oil Region. No. 31. West side of Triumph Hill, near Tidioute, Pa. VG. $85

The Agitator or Treating Tank The Agitator or Treating Tank
Penn312. Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. Views of the Penna. Oil Region. No. 54. Refining Oil. The Agitator, or Treating Tank. VG. $65

Railroad at Mauch Chunk Pa Railroad at Mauch Chunk Pa
T127. No ID. No. 46. View at Mauch Chunk, Pa. Great, full side view of Railroad engine. G. $125

From Mt. Pisgah From Mt. Pisgah
Penn316. M.A. Kleckner, Mansion House, Mauch Chunk, Pa. Views on the Line of the Lehigh Valley R.R. Lehigh Valley Views. No. 204. View from Mt. Pisgah, South. VG. $35

Horse Shoe Curve, above Altoona
Penn317. Purviance’s Stereographs. Pennsylvania Central Railroad. Horse Shoe Curve, above Altoona. VG. $45

Buchanan Farm Oil Co.
Penn323. No ID. Buchanan Farm Oil Co. Fair. $75 

Great Central Fair, 1864 Great Central Fair, 1864
Penn324. R. Newell, Philadelphia. The Great Central Fair, Philadelphia 1864. Horticultural Department. G. $75

Oil Region Stereoview
Penn330. Wilt Brothers, Franklin, Pa. Stereoscopic Views of the Oil Region. No. 1182. Clouds southwest from Porter Farm. G. $75

Oceanic Oil Co.
Penn331. Oceanic Oil Co., Penn. Oil Regions. G. $75

Red Rock Pa
Penn332. Irving Saunders, Alfred Centre & Friendship, NY. Red Rock, Pa. G. $65

 
O316. Wenderoth, Taylor & Brown, Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia. Agency in New York: Bogardus’s Gallery. VG. $75


Penn335. Detlor & Waddell’s Stereoscopic Views of the Oil Country. 73. The Great Kinzua Bridge near Alton, Pa. Highest bridge in the world. Under construction. G. $65


Penn363. American Stereoscopic Co. NY. Views of the Oil Regions. No. 188. Quarrying Stone for R.R. Bridge. G. $45


Penn372. Mather’s Stereoscopic Views of the Pennsylvania Oil Regions. Ruins of Tanks Acme? Refinery, July 16/80. VG. $125


Penn380. John Moran, 1864. Westtown Boarding School, Chester Co., Pa. Instituted, 1794. Opened, 1799. Enlarged, 1847. Kids are playing marbles in several locations. G. $135


Penn381. W. Ogilvie, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Interior of Valley House, looking out. G. $100


Penn382. W. Ogilvie, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Coal mine, looking out. G. $85


Penn383. W. Ogilvie, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Piazza of the Wyoming Valley House. VG. $75


Penn384. [F.H. Simpson, Scranton]. The Old Baltimore Opening. G. $65


Penn390. R.B. Whittaker, Liberty, Sullivan Co., NY. Neighbor’s Yard, Honesdale, Pa. G. $35


Penn396. Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. 1879.  3. Main St., Bradford. G. $95


Penn397. Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. 1879. 6. Congress St., Bradford. G. $95


Penn398. Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. May 1st, 1878. Untitled. G. $95


Penn399. Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. May 1st, 1878. Untitled. G. $125


Penn400. Frank Robbins, Oil City, Pa. 1879. 3. Main St., Bradford. G. $125


Penn404. No ID. Views on the Line of Philadelphia & Reading R.R. and Branches. No. 109. Car Shop at Reading. G. $75


Penn407. Moran & Storey, Philadelphia. Scenery in the Region of the Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. No. 554. Delaware River, from Prospect Rock. The bearded man at left is Thomas Moran. G. $250


Penn408. No ID. Main St., Towanda, Pa. G. $65


Penn412. Pittsburgh Photographic, View, Portrait and Copying Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. Saw Mill Run. 1874 Flood. G. $75


Penn413. M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Penn’a. Views Along the Line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. No. 289. End of a Day’s Sport–Stony Creek. VG-. $85


Penn414. M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Penn’a. Views Along the Line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. No. 296. Opekasset Rock.–Slate Dam. I have a strong feeling that the bearded man at right is an artist or a photographer. VG-. $125


Penn415. Pittsburgh Photographic, View, Portrait and Copying Company, Pittsburgh. Scene after the 1874 Flood. G. $85


Penn418. West & Waddell, Bradford, Pa. 20. Citizen Hose House, Bradford. G. $150


Penn419. West & Waddell, Bradford, Pa. Titled in manuscript “Street view, Bordell.” VG. $150


Penn421. Frank Robbins. 97. Turkey Run, First Oil Well. G. $50


Penn423. James Cremer, Philadelphia. Flowing Well at Oil Creek. Vg. $75


Penn425. H. Ropes & Co., NY. Mouth Bull Run, Pa. Oil Regions. G. $50


Penn426. No ID. 10-The Switzerland of America Mauch Chunk. VG. $35


Penn427. M.A. Kleckner, Allentown, Pa. No. 323. Turn-Hole. VG. $65


Penn428. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 214-Catawissa Creek. Covered bridge. VG. $45


Penn429. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 215-Catawissa Island. VG. $45


Penn435. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 229-Rustic Bridge, Catawissa Creek. VG. $35


Penn436. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 213-Catawissa Creek and Island. VG. $35


Penn437. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 212.-Mouth of Catawissa Creek. G. $25


Penn438. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 233. Ringtown Bridge. Damage to lower parts of images. G-. $20


Penn439. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 211- Catawissa Island. Chips to image. G-. $10


Penn441. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 228-Catawissa Creek at Stranger Hollow. G. $15


Penn443. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 226.-Catawissa Creek at Stranger Hollow. G. $20


Penn446. No photographer ID. A Trip on the Catawissa. No. 222-M’Cauley Mountain. VG. $15


Penn448. No photographer ID. North Side Pittsburgh Pa. On verso is written “Looking toward ‘our house’ from Monument Hill, 8/11/17. Black spot is above “Gills lab.”” VG. $50


Penn449. No photographer ID. Pittsburgh’s Wall St. On verso is written “4th Ave. Pittsburgh 1917.” VG. $35


Penn451. No photographer ID. The Golden Dome. Written on verso “Old Hay Market Square and P.O. Pittsburgh 1917.” VG. $20


Penn452. No photographer ID. Lake Elizabeth. 1917. VG. $20


Penn454. No photographer ID. Washington Monument, Pittsburgh, Pa. VG. $20


Penn455. No photographer ID. The First Carnegie Library in U.S. Pittsburgh, Pa. 7/28/17. VG. $20


Penn456. No photographer ID. Christmas Day–1917, from front of our house. Uncle Frank, Uncle Alf. VG. $25


Penn461. R. Newell, Philadelphia. The Great Central Fair, Philadelphia 1864. Art Gallery. There is thread along bottom of card through small holes, not effecting images. VG. $100


Penn497. M.A. Kleckner, Bethlehem, Pa. Lehigh River Views. 59. Oplets Landing. VG. $20


Penn500. Moravian Publication Office, Bethlehem, Pa. 68-Boat Landing at Old Bridge. VG. $40


Penn503. Moravian Publication Office, Bethlehem, Pa. 72-Calypso Island-The Spring and Landing. VG. $35


Penn505. H.T. Clauder, Bethlehem, Pa. 13-Old Chapel and rear of Gemein House. G. $25


Penn506. Moravian Publication Office, Bethlehem, Pa. 28-Bethlehem from Broad Street Bridge. G. $20


Penn508. No ID. Delaware Water Gap from Rail Road Depot. tinted VG. $65


Penn536. John Moran, Philadelphia. No. 201. Exchange, Philadelphia. G. $15


Penn545. Cremer & Co., Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. Dr. Kane’s Boat. Photograph shows a room containing a boat used by arctic navigator Elisha Kent Kane at the fair sponsored by the United States Sanitary Commission in 1864. VG. $100


Penn547. A.H. Hemple, Philadelphia. 185. Custom House & Post Office. VG. $10


Penn548. A.H. Hemple, Philadelphia. 220. North Sixth Street Presbyterian Church. VG. $10


Penn549. A.H. Hemple, Philadelphia. 230. Fountain & Graeff Monument. VG. $10


Penn550. A.H. Hemple, Philadelphia. 33. Mount Pleasant. G. $10


Penn551. A.H. Hemple, Philadelphia. 24. Lemon Hill Mansion. VG. $10


Penn552. A.H. Hemple, Philadelphia. 222. Beth Eden Baptist Church. G. $10


Penn553. A.H. Hemple, Philadelphia. 183. N.S. Chestnut W. from Fourth St. VG. $15


Penn554. Centennial Views. 23. Wheel House, from River. Crease at top left corner. G. $8


Penn566. Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, NY. The Johnstown Calamity. Desolation-The Club House. VG. $40


Penn567. Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, NY. The Johnstown Calamity. The Bursted Dam. VG. $40


Penn568. Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, NY. The Johnstown Calamity. Wreck at the Stone Bridge. VG. $50


Penn569. Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, NY. The Johnstown Calamity. Main Street after the Flood. VG. $40


Penn571. Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, NY. The Johnstown Calamity. General View of the Wrecked City. VG. $50


Penn574. Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, NY. The Johnstown Calamity. Valley of the Conemaugh-From South Fork. VG. $40


Penn580. E&HT Anthony. Views of Beautiful Scenery on the line of the Erie Railway, between New York and Niagara. No. 9540. Heavy Cutting near Shohola. VG. $40


Penn582. E.K. Abrams & Co., Brownsville, Pa. Views of Brownsville and Vicinity. Overview. G. $20


Penn585. E.K. Abrams & Co., Brownsville, Pa. Views of Brownsville and Vicinity. Snow scene. VG. $25


Penn589. G.F. Gates, Watkins, NY. 11-The Switzerland of America from Mountain Road. VG. $15


Penn593. James Cremer, Philadelphia. Dedication Parade, Sept. 26, 1873. This is the dedication of the Masonic Temple. G. $10


Penn595. James Cremer, Philadelphia. Bird’s Eye view of Philadelphia. VG. $15