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Views on the line of the Lehigh Valley R.R.

Title
Views on the line of the Lehigh Valley R.R. [graphic] / M. A. Kleckner.
Author
Kleckner, M. A. (Moulton A.), 1844-1922
Publication
1868?-1885?

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Additional Authors
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Description
  • 52 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, some col.; 87 x 176 mm. or smaller.
  • 16 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w ;
Summary
Views in the Lehigh and Wyoming Valleys, primarily views of Mauch Chunk and vicinity; general and street views, views of the river, the canal and the railroad; views of inclined planes in the area including No. 1 with canal boats below it, view of other planes descending to river, Penn Haven plane, Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Pisgah, originaly used for hauling coal, later for tourists, tourists on railroads, on mountains; Manison house; Bear Mountain; homes, including the home of Asa Packer, and a view of men and railroad cars in front of home of John Leisenring; views in Glen Onoko; a family in Mauch Chunk gardens; Stony Creek; Coal breaker #8 and slag heaps, with workers, Coal mines and miners; "burning mines"; Sugar Notch colliery; log jam at White Haven; Wyoming Valley House, Wilkes-Barre. Some views duplicated.
Alternative Title
  • Kleckner's stereoscopic gems of the Lehigh and Wyoming Valleys.
  • Lehigh and Wyoming Valley views, Central Railroad of New Jersey, L.& S. Division.
Subject
  • Central Railroad of New Jersey
  • Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
  • Canals > Pennsylvania > Mauch Chunk
  • Inclined planes > Pennsylvania
  • Railroads > Pennsylvania
  • Tourist trade > Pennsylvania
  • Jim Thorpe (Pa.)
  • Lehigh River (Pa.)
  • Mauch Chunk (Pa.)
  • Wilkes-Barre (Pa.)
Genre/Form
  • Albumen photoprints.
  • Photoprints.
  • Stereographs.
Note
  • Title from label. Includes several series by Kleckner, though primarily "Views on the line of the Lehigh Valley R.R." and its sub-series'. Also includes "Kleckner's stereoscopic gems of the Lehigh and Wyoming Valleys" and "Lehigh and Wyoming Valley views, Central Railroad of New Jersey, L. & S. Division."
  • Includes two hand-colored views.
  • Some views blinded stamped "The Mauch Chunk Coal Gazette" on verso.
  • Views are numbered: 101, 103, 108, 112, 116-118, 124, 126, 128, 145, 151, 153, 158-160, 163-166, 169, 170, 171, 173, 178-180, 187-189, 192, 194, 200, 202-204, 210, 216, 220, 222, 254, 256, 273, 276, 306, 407, 701, 707, 708.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Call Number
MFY Dennis Coll 91-F353
OCLC
NYPG91-F353
Author
Kleckner, M. A. (Moulton A.), 1844-1922, photographer.
Title
Views on the line of the Lehigh Valley R.R. [graphic] / M. A. Kleckner.
Imprint
1868?-1885?
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Cite As:
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
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Local Subject
Hand-colored photoprints.
Added Author
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Added Title
Kleckner's stereoscopic gems of the Lehigh and Wyoming Valleys.
Lehigh and Wyoming Valley views, Central Railroad of New Jersey, L.& S. Division.
Research Call Number
MFY Dennis Coll 91-F353
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