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N.Y.P. & N. R.R. [i.e. New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad] Str. Pennsylvania – Vintage Wall Art

N.Y.P. & N. R.R. [i.e. New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad] Str. Pennsylvania, c1905. — historic photograph
N.Y.P. & N. R.R. [i.e. New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad] Str. Pennsylvania, c1905.. Historic photograph from the New York City 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 N.Y.P. & N. R.R. [i.e. New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad] Str. Pennsylvania in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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N.Y.P. & N. R.R. [i.e. New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad] Str. Pennsylvania

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The steamship *Pennsylvania* was part of a railroad's water route, carrying passengers and freight between points that the rails alone could not connect. It belonged to the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad, whose service linked the Delmarva Peninsula and Virginia ports with New York across open water. Around 1905 the Detroit Publishing Company, which sold views of towns, ships and scenery to travelers and promoters, recorded the vessel on a large glass plate negative. The picture shows a working steamer of the kind that moved railroad traffic across busy coastal waters in the early 1900s.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes2545 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021847. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-64888

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