Two track levels of P.R.R. on the horseshoe curve, train rounding curve in distance 1 mile away, 100 ft. higher, Pa., U.S.A. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Two track levels of P.R.R. on the horseshoe curve, train rounding curve in distance 1 mile away, 100 ft. higher, Pa., U.S.A., a stereograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Two track levels of P.R.R. on the horseshoe curve, train rounding curve in distance 1 mile away, 100 ft. higher, Pa., U.S.A.
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Two tracks climb the hillside one above the other at Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, with a passenger train rounding the bend about a mile off and roughly 100 feet higher. The Pennsylvania Railroad completed the curve in 1854 to ease the grade over the Allegheny Mountains, and its wide sweep of track became one of the most photographed engineering sights in the country. This stereograph, published by the H.C. White Co. of Chicago around 1907, was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the stacked tracks and the distant train a strong sense of depth.
| Created / published | Chicago : H.C. White Co., c1907. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Stereographs 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H98986 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 13253. |
| Subjects | Pennsylvania Railroad. Railroads--Pennsylvania--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 735 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-171474 |
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