The Western Pennsylvania railroad stereoviews collection consists of 13 images taken in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The stereoviews include Johnstown after the 1889 flood, scenes in and around Tyrone, the steel works in Homestead, a miner at work, and the scenery of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
In Historical Collections and Labor Archives, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. (#MG 230)
Biographical or Historical Sketch:
The three stereoview manufacturing companies identified on the stereoviews are: Underwood Works, Arlington, N.J.; R. K. Bonine, Photo Art Publisher, Tyrone, Pa.; and Purviance, Photographer and Publisher, Philadelphia.