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Philadelphia & Western Railway and Lehigh Valley Transit Company Photograph Album
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Bound photograph album containing 55 photos and one photo postcard of suburban and interurban trolley and rail cars of the Philadelphia & Western Railway and Lehigh Valley Transit, from between 1941-1946. Photos depict various types of cars and were taken in locations in and around Philadelphia. Captions appear on back of photos, including transit line, car number and type, location, and date of photograph.
Purchased from Bernett Penka Rare Books, 2019.
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Subject
- Trolley cars -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Pictorial works
- Railroads -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Pictorial works
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- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services
- Finding Aid Date
- December 2023
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
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The Philadelphia & Western Railway and Lehigh Valley Transit Company Photograph Album is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The creator has not assigned its rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.