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Pennsylvania Railroad ferry New Brunswick – Historic Reproduction

Pennsylvania Railroad ferry New Brunswick, [ca. 1905] — historic photograph
Pennsylvania Railroad ferry New Brunswick, [ca. 1905]. 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 ferry New Brunswick in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few views in the Detroit Publishing Company's railroad series show the working side of rail travel as plainly as this one, a Pennsylvania Railroad ferry at New Brunswick, New Jersey. Ferries like this carried rail cars and passengers across water where a bridge was impractical or not yet built, which made them a key link in the line's network. The Detroit Publishing Company, active in the early 1900s, sold photographs of American towns, scenery and industry, often to travelers and businesses. This 8 by 10 inch glass negative dates to about 1905, and its surviving record preserves a moment when water crossings still shaped how freight and passengers moved through the region.

Created / published[ca. 1905]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes4081" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022295. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 803 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65269

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