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Rock structure
Rock structure
Structure-Folds
Rock structure. Close folding, Catskill strata. William Penn Highway, opposite Losh's Run Station.
Rock structure
Rock structure
Structure-Folds
Rock structure. Close folding, Catskill strata. William Penn Highway, opposite Losh's Run.
Serrate crested ridge running southwest from Smithfield Valley to McConnellstown in foreground
Serrate crested ridge running southwest from Smithfield Valley to McConnellstown in foreground
Topography
Serrate crested ridge running southwest from Smithfield Valley to McConnellstown in foreground. From William Penn Highway above junction of road from McConnellstown., 20-32
Stalagmite in Hi-wa-may Cavern
Stalagmite in Hi-wa-may Cavern
Caves
Stalagmite in Hi-wa-may Cavern near Alexandria.
United States Colored Troops
United States Colored Troops
La Mott, History, Civil War
United States Colored Troops 1863 Camp William Penn Gate 1865. The Camptown Federal District, National Register of Historic Places.
View on WM. Penn Highway
View on WM. Penn Highway
Roads, Roseberry, Edgar
Postcard showing a car on the William Penn Highway between Ebensburg and Johnstown addressed to Mr. Edgar Roseberry.
Wm. Penn Hway, Ebensburg
Wm. Penn Hway, Ebensburg
Floods
Postcard showing the William Penn Highway during 1936 Johnstown Flood, message side blank.
Historical Society of Montgomery County - African American History Collection
Historical Society of Montgomery County - African American History Collection
This collection contains photographs relating to African American history in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Included are topics such as: Abolition Hall, Camp William Penn, Woodmont, individuals, and cemeteries. One of the photographs is a close up of an oil portrait of the county's first African American doctor, Dr. Daniel A. Wilson. The portrait and all of the photographs are maintained at the Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA.
Operation heritage : preserving our past, an investment in our future
Operation heritage : preserving our past, an investment in our future
Pennsylvania -- History ; Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Pennsylvania
A description of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Operation Heritage and the goals of restoring and preserving historical landmarks and artifacts of the state. Also describes the anticipated building of the William Penn Memorial Building, now the Pennsylvania State Museum.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1911)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1911)
Coal mines and mining Pennsylvania Statistics Periodicals, Anthracite coal industry Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Thirteenth Anthracite District (Schuylkill County), Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Thomas Coal Co., Susquehanna Coal Company, Harleigh Brookwood Coal Company
Boston Run Colliery, Kehley Run Colliery, William Penn Colliery, Stanton Colliery. Statistics on mines from mining districts in Pennsylvania including information on production of coal, and accidents reported by the mine inspectors.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1912)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1912)
Coal mines and mining Pennsylvania Statistics Periodicals, Anthracite coal industry Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Thirteenth Anthracite District (Schuylkill County), Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Susquehanna Coal Company
Indian Ridge Colliery, Draper Colliery, Gilberton Colliery, Boston Run Colliery, William Penn Colliery. Statistics on mines from mining districts in Pennsylvania including information on production of coal, and accidents reported by the mine inspectors.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1913)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1913)
Coal mines and mining Pennsylvania Statistics Periodicals, Anthracite coal industry Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Thirteenth Anthracite District (Schuylkill County), Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Susquehanna Coal Company, Locust Mountain Coal Company
Boston Run Colliery, Draper Colliery, Indian Ridge Colliery, Knickerbocker Colliery, Gilberton Colliery, William Penn Colliery, Weston Colliery. Statistics on mines from mining districts in Pennsylvania including information on production of coal, and accidents reported by the mine inspectors.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1914)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1914)
Coal mines and mining Pennsylvania Statistics Periodicals, Anthracite coal industry Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Thirteenth Anthracite District (Schuylkill County), Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Susquehanna Coal Company, Thomas Coal Co.
Draper Colliery, Boston Run Colliery, Gilberton Colliery, Indian Ridge Colliery, Knickerbocker Colliery, William Penn Colliery, Kehley Run Colliery. Statistics on mines from mining districts in Pennsylvania including information on production of coal, and accidents reported by the mine inspectors.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1916)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1916)
Coal mines and mining Pennsylvania Statistics Periodicals, Anthracite coal industry Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Twenty-first Anthracite District (Schuylkill County), Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Lehigh Valley Coal Company, Locust Mountain Coal Company, Thomas Coal Co., Susquehanna Coal Company, Girard Mammoth Coal Company
Indian Ridge Colliery, West Shenandoah Collirey, Kohinoor Colliery, Turkey Run Colliery, Shenandoah City Colliery, Hammond Colliery, Packer Colliery, Weston Colliery, Kehley Run Colliery, William Penn Colliery. Statistics on mines from mining districts in Pennsylvania including information on production of coal, and accidents reported by the mine inspectors.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1917)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. I Anthracite … (1917)
Coal mines and mining Pennsylvania Statistics Periodicals, Anthracite coal industry Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Twenty-first Anthracite District (Schuylkill County), Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Lehigh Valley Coal Company, Locust Mountain Coal Company, Susquehanna Coal Company, Thomas Coal Co., Girard Mammoth Coal Company, Cambridge Coal Company
Indian Ridge Colliery, West Shenandoah Colliery, Kohinoor Colliery, Turkey Run Colliery, Shenandoah City Colliery, Hammond Colliery, Packer Colliery, Weston Colliery, William Penn Colliery, Kehley Run Colliery. Statistics on mines from mining districts in Pennsylvania including information on production of coal, and accidents reported by the mine inspectors.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania pt. 1 Anthracite … (1903)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania pt. 1 Anthracite … (1903)
Coal mines and mining Pennsylvania Statistics Periodicals, Anthracite coal industry Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Tenth Anthracite District (Schuykill County), Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Kohinoor Colliery ; Gilberton Colliery ; Draper Colliery ; William Penn Colliery ; Indian Ridge Colliery ; Shenandoah City Colliery ; West Shenandoah Colliery ; Hammond Colliery ; Bast Colliery ; Statistics on mines from mining districts in Pennsylvania including information on production of coal, and accidents reported by the mine inspectors.
Toby Leech's House
Toby Leech's House
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography.
"This picture shows it being demolished about 1925. The part already demolished contained the ovens in which Toby Leech baked sea biscuits for William Penn." - Alexander Scott
Gold medal from the Pennsylvania Society in recognition of distinguished achievement
Gold medal from the Pennsylvania Society in recognition of distinguished achievement
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Penn, William, 1644-1718--Pictorial works., Pennsylvania Society--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Associations, institutions, etc.--Pennsylvania--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Pictorial works., Portrait medallions--Pictorial works., Apollo (Greek deity)--Pictorial works., Pennsylvania--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Photographs showing the front and reverse sides of a gold medal awarded by the Pennsylvania Society to Andrew Carnegie "for distinguished achievement." The front side features a likeness of William Penn, in profile. The reverse side shows the nude figure of Apollo being presented with laurels by a female figure. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm
Isaac Mather's House
Isaac Mather's House
Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography.
"This house was built on the extreme eastern end of the Mather tract (originally purchased by John Russell) by Isaac Mather in 1806. This was the last part of the William Penn grant of 300 acres to remain in the possession of the Mather family. This picture was taken prior to the widening of Washington Lane in the 1950's." - Alexander Scott
John Russell's House
John Russell's House
Widener, P. A. B. (Peter Arrell Brown), 1834-1915., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"After John Russell received his land grant from William Penn, he built this house on Washington Lane between what is now Cheltenham Avenue and Ashbourne Road. After his death, six generations of Mathers lived there until Peter Widener, its last owner, used it as part of his farm then had it torn down." - Alexander Scott