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Title
Stereographs from the series Portser's photographic views in the oil regions of Pennsylvania
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Portser's photographic views in the oil regions of Pennsylvania
Type
Still Image
Collection
Subject
Oil wells--Pennsylvania--1860-1870 (LCTGM)
Petroleum industry--Pennsylvania--1860-1870 (LCTGM)
Streets--Pennsylvania--1860-1870 (LCTGM)
Stereographs--1860-1870 (GMGPC)
Albumen prints--1860-1870 (GMGPC)
Genre Form
graphic
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: LOT 13662 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
Content
still image (sti)
Note
Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress
Summary
Photographs from this incomplete series show scenes in the oil region of Pennsylvania. Subjects include people around a broken wagon at Farmers Railroad in Rouseville; street scenes in Rouseville; a view across the river of McClintocksville; people standing on an oil well and oil tank in Oil Creek Valley; a group portrait, probably of a family, by the railroad track; and workers replacing a wooden oil storage tank with a metal tank.
Authorized Access Point
Portser, William J., 1839- Stereographs from the series Portser's photographic views in the oil regions of Pennsylvania