Pennsylvania Geological Survey - Historical Photographs

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This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
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Broad anticline
Broad anticline
Structure-Folds
Broad anticline, pole 153-16 near Mifflin.
Calcite vein and low dipping fault
Calcite vein and low dipping fault
Stratigraphy
Calcite vein and low dipping fault, railroad tract northwest of New Holland, Pa.
Cross-bedded Browntown sandstone
Cross-bedded Browntown sandstone
Stratigraphy
Cross-bedded Browntown sandstone on road between west Elizabeth and Gastonville., Summer 1921
Dip slope of Birmingham shale
Dip slope of Birmingham shale
Stratigraphy
Dip slope of Birmingham shale, Mamont, Greensburg quadrangle., Summer 1921
Exposure of Upper Silurian
Exposure of Upper Silurian
Stratigraphy
Exposure of Upper Silurian ("High Falls") beds below old Kittatinny House. Glaciated?
Glacial scour
Glacial scour
Stratigraphy
Glacial scour along west side Delaware River below site of Kittatinny House. This exposure now cut away.
High terrace in middle background
High terrace in middle background
Topography
High terrace in middle background above Elizabeth., Terrace Monongahela River above Elizabeth
Juniata River
Juniata River
Topography
Juniata River, near Denholm.
Juniata River, Tuscarora Mountain in background
Juniata River, Tuscarora Mountain in background
Topography
Juniata River, Tuscarora Mountain in background, a little below Mifflin.
Juniata River, Tuscarora Mountain in background
Juniata River, Tuscarora Mountain in background
Topography
Juniata River, Tuscarora Mountain in background, a little below Mifflin.
Limestone breccia
Limestone breccia
Stratigraphy
Limestone breccia, railroad tract northwest of New Holland.
Local fold and small fault (on left) in Conemaugh (?) sandstone
Local fold and small fault (on left) in Conemaugh (?) sandstone
Structure-Folds
Local fold and small fault (on left) in Conemaugh (?) sandstone south of west Elizabeth., Summer 1921
Local fold and small fault (on left) in Conemaugh (?) sandstone
Local fold and small fault (on left) in Conemaugh (?) sandstone
Structure-Folds
Local fold and small fault (on left) in Conemaugh (?) sandstone south of west Elizabeth., Same as negative number 463, different timing. Summer 1921
Massive Morgantown sandstone
Massive Morgantown sandstone
Stratigraphy
Massive Morgantown sandstone, Pittsburgh quadrangle.
Peneplanation
Peneplanation
Topography
Peneplanation from high hill above Lincoln Place., Summer 1921
Quarry in massive sandstone
Quarry in massive sandstone
Stratigraphy
Quarry in massive sandstone, Pittsburgh quadrangle.
Quarrying limestone for lime and road metal
Quarrying limestone for lime and road metal
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Quarrying limestone for lime and road metal, near New Holland, Pa.
River terraces
River terraces
Topography
River terraces, Monongahela River above Elizabeth. Photographer not known.
Sharp local fold, Sewickley sandstone horizon
Sharp local fold, Sewickley sandstone horizon
Structure-Folds
Sharp local fold, Sewickley sandstone horizon above Glassport., Summer 1921
Sharply intersecting faults in Salina rocks
Sharply intersecting faults in Salina rocks
Structure-Faults
Sharply intersecting faults in Salina rocks, pole 152-8 below Mifflin.