Illustration. Printed caption: "Penn State's official history began in February 1855 when the legislature passed a bill granting a charter to the Farmer's High School of Pennsylvania. On May 6, 1862 the name was changed to the Agricultural College...
Box car carrying dynamite made by Emporium Powder Manufacturing Company smashed into Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive tender at Emporium, Pennsylvania.
Box car carrying dynamite made by Emporium Powder Manufacturing Company smashed into Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive tender at Emporium, Pennsylvania.
Box car carrying dynamite made by Emporium Powder Manufacturing Company smashed into Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive tender at Emporium, Pennsylvania.
Box car carrying dynamite made by Emporium Powder Manufacturing Company smashed into Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive tender at Emporium, Pennsylvania.
Collection guide; Electric utilities and appliances; Insurance and financial industry
Collection guide for the records of the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L). Records document the history of the gas and electric utility industry in eastern Pennsylvania in the years between 1853 and 1955. The collection includes both the...
on front of card: "Scenes Along Pennsylvania Wonder Highway." on back of card: "Typical Views along the Turnpike and many colorful sights are to be seen along the Pennsylvania Turnpike System. The World's Greatest Highway."
Typed caption: "Designed especially for the Trail Blazer, the Pennsylvania Railroad's new luxury all-coach train, and produced at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona, PA works, these 'twin units' present the last word in modern dining-car equipment...
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Reichard, a Captain in Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery, asks Lammot du Pont's help in getting his unit transferred out of Fort Delaware, which he calls a "horrid Post!" Reichard also mentions a visit with Henry du Pont.
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Copy of du Pont's reply to a letter from Reichard, asking for du Pont's help in having his unit (Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery) transferred out of Fort Delaware. Du Pont offers his help and advises Reichard of ways he can apply for a...
Constructed by virtue of an act of legislature of Pennsylvania, passed 19th March 1816. Scale ca. 1:95 000. 1.5 miles to 1 inch. map : ms. ; 41 x 55 cm.
Hendrick ends this personal letter discussing his satisfaction with his automobile. He [extracts] a lot of fun in sailing around over the hills and stony roads. Hendrick looks forward to his California trip as the roads in California are far...
Collection guide for Joseph Lovell’s Pennsylvania Railroad System Locomotive Rosters. The rosters include copies of the original Binders No. 1 and 2, plus the seven volumes of rough notes and some miscellaneous papers. They constitute a partial...
The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
