Pennsylvania Photos and Documents

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Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania. A wide variety of materials are available across more than 250 collections covering Pennsylvania history, Civil War history (including soldier’s diaries), high school and college yearbooks, local newspapers, and much, much more. Collections can be searched using a variety of search terms or browsed by subject. This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Library Access funds administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Hosted by HSLC.

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Bellwood-Antis Public Library - Bellwood Bulletin Newspaper

The Bellwood Bulletin weekly newspaper provides a unique glimpse into the cultural, economic, political, religious and social activities of Bellwood and the surrounding areas from 1889-1946. The format of newspaper did not vary much of the years. Each paper would normally have the following columns: Religious services and notes, Business news, Marriages and birthdays, Obituaries, People visiting and traveling to other places, Animal columns, and The Five-Minute Sermon and sporting events – especially fishing news. There was usually one page containing national and international news and local real estate transactions. The paper has advertisements for local stores and services with pictures and prices of food, clothing and banking services. Through these advertisements one can follow the introduction of technology into the community. There are advertising for washing machines, tires, typewriters, and airplane tickets.

Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library - Selected Newspaper Clippings Aliquippa Area

A collection of selected newspaper clippings concerning B.F. Jones Memorial Library and the surrounding area.

Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library - Selected Photographs Aliquippa Area

This is a small collection of photographs of Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial library and the surrounding area.

Bernville Area Community Library - Tulpehocken High School Yearbooks

Penn-Bernville High School The Pennant 1950-1965; Tulpehocken High School The Dardanian 1966-2020

Boyertown Area Senior High School - Boyertown School News

This collection consists of the Boyertown School News dated from January 1921-March 1927. The Boyertown School News was written by students and reported the news at the Boyertown High School and news from the surrounding elementary schools. Many of the names listed in the newspapers are locally familiar surnames that have stayed in the area and have deep Pennsylvania Dutch roots.

Braddock Carnegie Library Association - Braddock Area Yearbooks

Braddock-area yearbooks, including the Braddonian ( Braddock HS1948-71), The Highlander (Scott HS 1948-71, non-consecutive years), the Falconian (General Braddock HS 1972-80), the Retrospect (St. Thomas HS 1942-84) and the Memorial (Westinghouse HS 1953,58,65). Also included are 4 years of the Kaldron (Allegheny College 1919-22).

C. C. Mellor Memorial Library - The History of the Borough of Edgewood

Regionally significant history of the Borough of Edgewood, Pennsylvania. This collection includes bound book, personal recollections and a multitude of photographs.

Cambria County Library - Johnstown Area Yearbooks

This collection includes yearbooks from Bishop McCort High School (1966-1998), Central Catholic High School (1926-1960), Ferndale Area High School (1929-1998), Greater Johnstown High School (1901-2003) and Westmont-Upper Yoder High School (1928-2002).

Cambria County Library - Johnstown, PA History Books

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. In the 1860s, the Cambria Iron Company was the leading steel and iron producer in the United States outproducing larger steel and iron companies in bigger cities like Pittsburgh and Cleveland. This collection contains a corpus of books that highlight the historical significance of Johnstown.

Cambria County Library - Johnstown, PA Postcards

This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - American Marketplace

American Marketplace chronicles the development of the industrial expansion of the United States following the Civil War, and the parallel emergence of the consumer products reflecting the prosperity that came with 19th and 20th Century manufacturing. The 669 titles reflect many well-known companies in industries such as agriculture,shipping, the railroads, and the early automotive and aviation trades. Along with the manufacturer’s catalogs are period consumer products as illustrated in mail-order, retail and merchandise catalogs.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Industry, Mining, & Technology Journals

Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. This section of the Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a compilation of almost two dozen 19th and 20th Century journals about mining, manufacturing, and the state-of-the-art technical developments of their day used by our region's businesses and industrial researchers. Through this collection, we strive to preserve the culture, heritage and knowledge of our region's industrial past, while enhancing the public's understanding of what made Pittsburgh the "Workshop of the World."

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Iron & Steel Photographic Collection

Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh's development as the world's leading producer of iron and steel. Photos include Titans of Industry such as Charles Schwab and Andrew Carnegie as well as mill workers, trainmen, secretaries, and Iron Puddlers. The collection also includes mill fronts, railroads and the factory floor.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage

Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and related literature. Through this collection, we strive to preserve the culture, heritage and knowledge of our region's industrial past, while enhancing the public's understanding of what made Pittsburgh the "Workshop of the World."

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - The Builder

The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: "Devoted to Architecture". The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides an in-depth look at the design and construction of residential and commercial spaces in Pittsburgh during the era that Pittsburgh's industrial, commercial and civic life thrived. The contents in the Builder includes both the artistic & architectural overview of individual buildings and neighborhood developments, as well as the artisan and skilled trade resources used by designers, architects and builders during this period. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh gratefully acknowledges the loan of several volumes of The Builder for this project by the University of Notre Dame.

Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie's bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use as part of their curriculum.

Carnegie Mellon University - Historic Images

This archive contains photographs from the first part of the 20th century relating to Carnegie Mellon University, then known as the Carnegie Institute of Technology.

Centre County Library & Historical Museum - Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles

Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his mark in Pennsylvania history serving the province and state and the city of Philadelphia, creating the iron industry in Centre County, PA, and founding the town of Milesburg, PA named for his family. He died in 1805.

Centre County Library & Historical Museum - Bellefonte Governors' Papers

Bellefonte has been home to seven governors, five of whom were Governors of Pennsylvania. This collection features correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of their authorship as well as other artifacts connected to their respective terms of office. The collection is held by Centre County Library & Historical Museum.

Centre County Library & Historical Museum - John Blair Linn Photo Album

Photo album put together by John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) consisting of 72 B&W images of his immediate family, his extended family, and his friends from his days in Lewisburg, PA and Bellefonte, PA.

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