Warren Library Association - Historic Photographs

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An archive of over 300 digital images from the library's Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
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Clarendon Fire (1887)
Clarendon Fire (1887)
Fires, Construction workers, Railroads
The burned-out sections of Clarendon, under reconstruction, 10 days after the great fire of July 4, 1887. A view west from near the Philadelphia & Erie railroad depot.
Clarendon Fire Looking South (1887)
Clarendon Fire Looking South (1887)
Fires, Construction, Railroads
A view south over the burned district in Clarendon after the fire of July 4 and 5, 1887. At extreme upper left is the depot of the Philadelphia & Erie railroad on which materials were shipped in for reconstruction.
Coach Holding Spanish-American War Soldiers.
Coach Holding Spanish-American War Soldiers.
War, Soldiers, Railroads
A Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad coach holding soldiers bound for service in the Spanish-American War and a crowd of well-wishers in the west end yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1898.
D.A.V. and P Railroad Passenger Depot (????)
D.A.V. and P Railroad Passenger Depot (????)
Railroad stations, Railroads, People, Buildings
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh passenger depot, at the northwest corner of Laurel Street and Fourth Avenue, demolished after passenger service ceased in 1937. Original station was at Beech Street and Fourth Avenue (1871), later occupied by New York Central Freight Depot. This earlier, enlarged depot remains as a privately-owned warehouse in 2004.
Flood of 1918 (1918)
Flood of 1918 (1918)
Floods, Railroads
Corydon flood and ice jam, February 14-21, 1918.
Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue (circa 1910)
Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue (circa 1910)
Railroads, Buildings, Banks
Intersection of Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, ca 1910. At center is the Allen block. The Warren Street Railway offices and waiting room were in this building, now the site of headquarters of Northwest Savings Bank.
Rogers Mills Train (1917)
Rogers Mills Train (1917)
Railroad locomotives, Railroads, People
The Rogers Mills train bringing logs to the mill at Rogertown in 1917. In the foreground are the tracks of the Pennsylvania (ex Philadelphia & Erie Railroad).
View from hill above Fifth Avenue (1910)
View from hill above Fifth Avenue (1910)
Churches, Hotels, Railroads, Brewing industry, Hospitals
View from the hill above Fifth Avenue west, 1910. Left to right: St. Joseph's Church, Smith-Horton Company, Pennsylvania Railroad depot, Revere House hotel (behind the depot), Struthers-Wells, and the Pennsylvania Railroad freight depot and yards. Left, across the river, Warren General Hospital, and right of center Warren Brewery. Directly behind the freight depot is the Fairchild-Betts Machine Company and beyond it the West End School surrounded by trees. Note the streetcar at Revere House.
View of Warren, PA (circa 1890)
View of Warren, PA (circa 1890)
Valleys, Railroads, Churches, Exhibition buildings
View south from Beech Street extension. At center is the Dunkirk & Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad freight and passenger station. At right are the St. Josephs Catholic Church, old fairgrounds and racetrack across river. 'Two Sisters' (Mile Island) in distance, about 1890.
William D. Brown House (1873)
William D. Brown House (1873)
Dwellings, Railroads
The William D. Brown house at the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Liberty Street was built in 1867. It is shown here in 1873, in a view across the tracks of the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad. Today (2004) the home is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Citro.
Youngsville-Sugar Grove Railway (circa 1909)
Youngsville-Sugar Grove Railway (circa 1909)
Railroads
The Youngsville-Sugar Grove Railway train at Sugar Grove ca 1909. The locomotive was one of two purchased from the New York City elevated railroad.