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.

Crowd assembled on the 400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on October 18, 1898, at the armory, to welcome back members of Company I from the Spanish-American War.

Howard J. Pyle of Connellsville, Pennsylvania is pictured in a long-sleeved shirt, suspenders, and trousers that meet high boots at the knee. He is holding a long barreled rifle with a bayonet. This may be a Spanish American War uniform and he may have posed at the World's Fair. Transcribed from the back 'H.J. Pyle S. Connellsville, Penna. Spanish American War.' 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. black and white photograph.

Townspeople assembled on the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in 1898, ready to escort members of Company I to the Pennsylvania Railroad station for service in the Spanish-American War.