Altoona Area Public Library - Historic Photographs

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This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
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Hollidaysburg Mar 17, 1936
Hollidaysburg Mar 17, 1936
Floods, Natural Disasters
Photograph of flooding in Hollidaysburg, PA facing Silver Top Beer on March 17th, 1936.
Hollidaysburg Mar 17, 1936 at RR crossing
Hollidaysburg Mar 17, 1936 at RR crossing
Floods, Natural Disasters
Photograph of flooding in Hollidaysburg, PA facing a railroad crossing on March 17th, 1936.
Home/vines on porch, iron
Home/vines on porch, iron
Residences
A family poses for a the camera in front of a house covered in vines.
Hotel on the Diamond--Duncansville-Bookman family
Hotel on the Diamond--Duncansville-Bookman family
Businesses
The Bookman family poses for the camera at a hotel.
House in 1936 Canoe Creek flood
House in 1936 Canoe Creek flood
Floods, Natural Disasters
Photograph taken of a house destroyed in the 1936 Canoe Creek flood.
Inside concrete blocks
Inside concrete blocks
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Inside facing worker
Inside facing worker
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Inside ground level
Inside ground level
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Inside looking towards Roosevelt Junior High
Inside looking towards Roosevelt Junior High
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Inside second floor facing down
Inside second floor facing down
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Inside second floor facing out
Inside second floor facing out
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Inside steel frame facing flight of stairs
Inside steel frame facing flight of stairs
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Inside with i-beams
Inside with i-beams
Altoona Area Public Library, Construction
Image depicting the construction of the Altoona Area Public Library
Irene E. Kelly & John Warner / Fish at Beaver Dam - 1928
Irene E. Kelly & John Warner / Fish at Beaver Dam - 1928
Outdoor Recreation
Two young children stand next to a bush. One is holding a fishing rod and a recently caught fish.
Irene E. Kelly on Altoona Hosp. stone wall-1941
Irene E. Kelly on Altoona Hosp. stone wall-1941
Portrait
Photograph of woman posing on a stone wall.
Irving School - 2nd grade class, 2nd. St. & Lex. 1926
Irving School - 2nd grade class, 2nd. St. & Lex. 1926
Elementary School
A second grade class poses for the camera beside a wall with a brick building in the background.
Ivyside Bathhouse being demolished
Ivyside Bathhouse being demolished
Businesses
Photograph of inside of the Ivyside Park bathhouse being demolished.
Ivyside Bathhouse--swimming pool as a parking lot
Ivyside Bathhouse--swimming pool as a parking lot
Penn State Altoona--History
Photograph of the Ivyside Park bathhouse with the old swimming pool converted into a parking lot for the new Penn State Altoona campus.
Ivyside building concealed by shrubbery
Ivyside building concealed by shrubbery
Penn State Altoona--History
Photograph of an old Ivyside Park building completely overgrown with shrubbery.
Ivyside building with old roller coaster in rear
Ivyside building with old roller coaster in rear
Penn State Altoona--History
Photograph of an old Ivyside Park building with a roller coaster in the background.