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[Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve]

Photograph of a train passing between mountains near a lake. Characterized as one of the most fantastic scenes on any railroad - this is the Pennsylvania's Horseshoe Curve shortly after sunrise on a spring morning in 1954. This was the centennial year of Horse Shoe Curve, which was built in 1854. The Mountain in the background in the center of the Curve is Kittaning Mountain.

Date: 1954

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve]

This photograph depicts the most famous stretch of railroad main line in the world as it appeared in the autumn of 1951- the Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve, located in Kittanning Gap in Pennsylvania. In this scene a Pennsylvania K4s locomotive acts as a "helper" on the head-end of a diesel powered train.

Date: 1951

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Photograph of a view of Penn Center]

Photograph of a view down a street in Penn Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tall, multi-story buildings line either side of the street, including a Sheraton Hotel. Many cars and taxis are parked along both sides of the street. On the right sidewalk there is an entrance to the subway with a sign that reads "Pennsylvania Railroad Suburban Station."

Date: 1956

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

Location: 39.953719 -75.166189

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a street in Philadelphia]

Photograph of a street in Philadelphia. Multi-storied, columned buildings stand before a large open street and sidewalk. Several automobiles are parked along the front of the building on the left. Two individuals are crossing the street. Others walk along the sidewalks. A tall streetlight stands on the sidewalk corner.

Date: 1956

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia]

Photograph of the Sheraton Hotel in Penn Center, Philadelphia, taken from across the street. Four flags are displayed on the front of the Sheraton above its sign. Several storefronts, including Town & Casual and Capital Airlines, are on the same street. Parked automobiles line both sides of the street in front of the hotel. There is an entrance to a subway station on the left.

Date: 1956

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man in Snowstorm]

Photograph of a man walking in a snowstorm at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Airport. He walks away from the camera, carrying a suitcase.

Date: December 29, 1958

Creator: Clark, Joe

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Machine at Airport]

Photograph of a machine at an airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or Charleston, South Carolina. The machine appears to have several tubes that extend into the sky.

Date: August 8, 1952

Creator: Clark, Joe

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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