Pennsylvania Railroad Company Passenger Stations

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania Railroad.

Fires--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

30th Street Station (Philadelphia, Pa.).

North Philadelphia Station (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Suburban Station (Philadelphia, Pa.).

West Philadelphia Station (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Market Street Ferry Terminal (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Paoli Station (Pa.).

Merion Station (Pa.).

Chestnut Hill Station (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Railroad stations--Pennsylvania.

Broad Street Station (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

Fires--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Railroad stations--Pennsylvania.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

135 photoprints : silver gelatin; 5 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller

Place of Publication:

[ca. 1900]-1936

Summary:

Depicts railroad stations operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Philadelphia and New York City. Highlights views of Broad Street Station in Philadelphia, including the Chinese wall and the fire at the station. Contains images of 30th Street Station (beginning with its construction), the North Philadelphia Station, Suburban Station, the West Philadelphia Station, the Market Street ferry terminal, and stations at Paoli, Merion, and Chestnut Hill.

These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and

Notes:

Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.