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Pennsylvania Railroad Station – Historic Print

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, c1911. — historic photograph
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, c1911.. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Pennsylvania Railroad Station in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The Pennsylvania Railroad's terminal in Manhattan was among the largest rail stations in the country, and this c1911 print dates from the years just after it opened. Designed by the firm McKim, Mead & White, the station was linked to tunnels under the Hudson and East rivers, and its main building drew on the grand Beaux-Arts style and the monumental architecture of ancient Roman baths. The original station was demolished in the early 1960s, and its loss became a widely cited case in the later American preservation movement.

Created / publishedc1911.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsNo copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY--NYC--P-; RR--Sta.; Geogr.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,195 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-142557

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