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Hanging rock on the Susquehanna, near Danville, Pa. – Antique Print

Hanging rock on the Susquehanna, near Danville, Pa., [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph
Hanging rock on the Susquehanna, near Danville, Pa., [between 1900 and 1905]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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Step back in time with Hanging rock on the Susquehanna, near Danville, Pa., a historic photograph rich in period 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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A rock face rises above the Susquehanna near Danville, Pennsylvania, and along the riverbank, canal works, railroad tracks, and horse-drawn wagons share the same narrow stretch of ground. Danville sat on the river's North Branch, where a canal once carried coal and lumber downstream before railroads took over much of the freight. The Detroit Publishing Company, which photographed towns and landscapes across the country in the early 1900s, made negatives like this one for use in postcards and travel views. The scene shows how canal, rail, and road still crowded together in the valley at that time.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1905]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 032160. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsCanals. Railroad tracks. Rock formations. Carts & wagons. Rivers.United States--Pennsylvania--Danville.United States--Susquehanna River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65819

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