Records, 1862-1976 (bulk 1885-1965).

Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

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New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was founded in 1827, and operated from the Great Lakes, Ohio, through the mid-Atlantic. The B&O's successor, CSX Corporation, was created in 1987 from interim holding companies. From the description of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company personnel records, circa 1940-1979. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 760082029 ...

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Moltke, Willo von

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Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986

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Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) was an American industrial designer noted for his streamlined style found on hundreds of products, such as Lucky Strike packaging, the Studebaker Starliner, and locomotives on the Pennysylvania RR. From the guide to the Raymond Loewy Studebaker Photographs, 1947, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Industrial designer. Full name: Raymond Fernand Loewy. Born in France; emigrated to the United States in 1919. ...

Kling, Vincent G. (Vincent George), 1916-

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Broad Street Station (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Hardenbaugh, H. J. 1847-1918.

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McCarter, Thomas N. (Thomas Nesbitt), 1867-1955

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Lackawanna Steel Company

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Pennsylvania Station (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

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Berg, Walter G. (Walter Gilman), 1858-1908

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Penn Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Altoona Works.

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Boston Society of Civil Engineers

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Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company.

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Rea, Samuel, 1855-1929

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Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio)

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Jeffrey Manufacturing Company was established in 1877 in Columbus, focusing on coal industry machinery and diversifying over the years to supply equipment for various industries. Dresser Industries, inc. acquired the company in 1974. From the description of Jeffrey Mining Machine Company Collection, ca. 1900-1992. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 56845994 ...

Union Station (Saint Louis, Mo.).

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Carnegie Steel Company.

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The Carnegie Steel Company was the final conglomeration of several steelworks, bridge companies and coke works under Andrew Carnegie. Beginning with the firm of Carnegie, Kloman and Company, Andrew Carnegie created several more steelworks and other companies eventually becoming the largest producer of steel in the world, while also becoming the richest man in the world. In 1901, Carnegie sold his interests in his company to financier J.P. Morgan, leading to the development of the United States S...

Carnegie Steel Company, Limited.

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Geddes, Norman-Bel 1893-1958

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American designer, author and theatrical producer. From the description of Letter, 1916 May 25, to "Wiff" [i.e., Helen Belle Sneider Geddes]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122648343 American stage designer and industrial designer. From the description of Norman Bel Geddes Theater and Industrial Design Papers, 1873-1964 (bulk 1914-1958). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University...

American Automatic Train Control Corporation.

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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945

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Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945) was born in Lyon, France. École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1903. Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and architect in Philadelphia, 1903-1937. Major works include Indianapolis Public Library, 1914-1917; Delaware River Bridge, Philadelphia, 1920-1926; Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, 1928-1932; Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington, 1935-1937. From the description of Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C. : presentation, development an...

Penn Gas Coal Company

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Sproul, William C. (William Cameron), 1870-1928

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William C. Sproul was born in Lancaster County, Pa. and he graduated from Swarthmore College in 1891. In 1896 Sproul was elected to the Pennsylvania state senate from Chester, Pa. In 1900 Sproul organized the Seaboard Steel Casting Co. of Chester, and between 1919-1923 Sproul served as governor of Pennsylvania. From the description of Diary, 1900. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122635700 ...

D'Invilliers, C. S. 1852-1910.

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Gibbs, George, 1861-1940

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Noble, Alfred, 1844-1914

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Soldier in the 24th Michigan Infantry during the Civil War, later civil engineer concerned largely with construction of bridges and canals, especially improvements of St. Mary's Falls Canal, and consultant engineer to Panama Canal project. From the description of Alfred Noble photograph series [microform]. 1870s-1900s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 48218566 Soldier in the 24th Michigan Infantry during Civil War, later civil engineer concerned largely with con...

Furness, Frank, 1839-1912

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Frank Furness practiced architecture in Philadelphia under the firm names Fraser, Furness & Hewitt (1867-1871), Furness & Hewitt (1871-1875). Frank Furness (1876-1880), Furness & Evans (1881-1885) and Furness, Evans & Co. from1886 until death in 1912. His partner Allen Evans continued the firm under that same name. Furness's work, known for his distinctive personal style, included railroad stations, banks, residences, office buildings and churches. He was one of the founders of t...

Suburban Station (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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30th Street Station (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Richards, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas), 1845-1933

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Uris, Harold D., 1905-1982

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Hague, Frank, 1876-1956

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Chandler, Theophilus P. (Theophilus Parsons), 1845-1928

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"Rencourt" was the Wilmington, Del., home of Alexis I. du Pont and his family. It was designed by Pennsylvania architect Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr., built in 1890 and demolished in the 1950s. From the description of Plans of "Rencourt," 1890. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 775014539 Theophilus P. Chandler was born in Boston, Massachussetts and studied one year at Harvard University and later at the Atelier Vaudremer in Paris. He worked in Boston architec...

Emery Roth & Sons.

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Union Station (Washington, D.C.).

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Illinois Steel Company

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The Illinois Steel Company was formed in 1889 by the merger of several Chicago-area steel concerns. During the 1890s, it was the largest steel producer in the western United States. The Illinois Steel Company was among the steel companies that merged in 1901 to form the United States Steel Corporation. From the description of Illinois Steel Company Photograph album, ca. 1896. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 52614236 ...

Phoenix Bridge Company

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The Phoenix Bridge Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania on April 2, 1884. For much of its life it ranked among the top five American builders of iron and steel bridges. The enterprise had been founded in 1864 as a spin-off of the Phoenix Iron Company of Phoenixville, Pa., a pioneer in the manufacture of structural iron. The firm was originally known as Kellogg, Clarke & Company, with Thomas Curtis Clarke, a noted bridge builder, as junior partner. The German-born...

Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.).

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Union Station (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

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Palmer, A. Mitchell (Alexander Mitchell), 1872-1936

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Born to Samuel Bernard Palmer and Caroline Albert in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) attended the Moravian Parochial School in Bethlehem before graduating from Swarthmore College in 1891. The following year, he became a stenographer in the 43rd Judicial District and was admitted to the bar in 1893. After establishing a law practice in Stroudsburg, Palmer worked as the director of several banks and companies. In 1909, he was elected as a Democrat t...

New Jersey Steel and Iron Co.

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Temple, E.B. 1871- .

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Lowell-Wintsch Automatic Train Control, Inc.

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Union Station (Baltimore, Md.).

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New York Connecting Railroad Company

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Cincinnati Union Terminal (Cincinnati, Ohio).

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Brown, William H. (William Henry), 1836-1910

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Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)

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Dodge Coal Storage Company

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Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company

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Edge Moor Iron Company

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The Edge Moor Iron Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1869 by Eli Garrett and William Sellers, a noted Philadelphia mechanical engineer. The company engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel bridges at a plant located on the Delaware River north of Wilmington. Among its more important projects were the deck of the Brooklyn Bridge, the second Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River, and the Kentucky River Bridge of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad. The company...

Pencoyd Iron Works

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Union Switch and Signal Company

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Employees upset with piece rates, working conditions, and lay-offs walked out of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing plant in East Pittsburgh on June 5, 1914. Organized by the Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union (ACIU), they soon organized marches through East Pittsburgh and Turtle Creek in an effort to persuade workers at other Westinghouse plants to join the walkout. These marches made their way to Swissvale as the ACIU Local No. 2, Union Switch & Signal (US&S) plant, voted to...

Shand, A. C. 1858-1930.

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Cambria Steel Company.

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Parsons, William Barclay, 1859-1932

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William Barclay Parsons (1859-1932) was an American civil engineer. From the description of William Barclay Parsons papers, 1880-1939. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652400 From the guide to the William Barclay Parsons papers, 1880-1939, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Civil engineer. Parsons was associated with the Rapid Transit System of New York, made a survey of Chinese railroads, 1898...

Pennsylvania Steel Company

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A. & P. Roberts Company.

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Union Station (Dayton, Ohio.)

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Lindenthal, Gustav, 1850-1935

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Cambria Iron Company

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Howe, George, 1886-1955

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Architect, Chair of the Dept. of Architecture at Yale University. Partner in the architecture firm Howe & Lescaze. From the description of George Howe papers, 1926-1974, (bulk 1926-1955). (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505720125 ...

Calvert Station (Baltimore, Md.)

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Engineering Dept.

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Furness, Evans & Co.

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Furness, Evans & Co. was the architectural firm of Walter Rogers Furness, son of Horace Howard Furness. From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, 1894. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883302 Frank Furness practiced architecture in Philadelphia under the firm names Fraser, Furness & Hewitt (1867-1871), Furness & Hewitt (1871-1875). Frank Furness (1876-1880), Furness & Evans (1881-1885) and Furness, Evans & Co. fr...

Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore, Md.).

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Carnegie Brothers & Co., Limited.

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Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc.

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Arundel Corporation.

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D.H. Burnham & Co.

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Philadelphia City Planning Commission

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The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is a municipal agency established in 1929. During the period of this collection the Commission was composed of twelve mayoral appointees, two members of City Council, and one of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park. The duties of the Commission were to make recommendations to City Council concerning proposed changes in the city plan or any new public facilities. Its reports, correspondence, plans, minutes, and scrapbooks from 1929 to the present are found...

American Bridge Company

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Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912

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Tichy, Lester C. (Lester Daniel Claude), 1905-1981

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McKim, Mead & White

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At the time of this project the address of McKim, Mead & White was given as 160 Fifth Ave. (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Prospect Park, entrance shelters at Plaza entrance, [Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.] [graphic] : [detail drawing of dome in section and plan] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Aug.24, 1895. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78960919 Architectural company. From the description of Photographs, [ca. ...

Drinker, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1850-1937

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College president. From the description of Papers, 1869-1929. (Lehigh University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28416050 ...

Union Station (Chicago, Ill.)

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Chief Engineer.

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Dudley, Charles Benjamin, 1842-1909

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Graham, Anderson, Probst, White

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McClintic-Marshall Construction Company

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Wilson Brothers

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Wiggins, W. D. 1873- .

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North Philadelphia Station (Philadelphia, Pa.).

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Bacon, Edmund N.

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Edmund Norwood Bacon was born May 2, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Cornell University in 1932 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and worked as an architectural designer in Shanghai, China under Henry Killam Murphy in 1934. In 1935 he returned to Philadelphia to work with W. Pope Barney. He attended Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1936, and worked in Michigan 1937-1939 as Superintendent of City Planning for the city of Flint. From 1940 to 1943...

Jacobs, Charles M. (Charles Mattathias), 1850-1919

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Murchison, Kenneth M., 1947-

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Shiffler Bridge Company.

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Raymond, Chas. W. 1842-1913.

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Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company

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