Here is a postal card entitled "No. 3 Shop. Erecting and Paint Shop. Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 2 July 1912. Caption On Reverse: "Altoona, Penna. Known far and wide as the Home of the Construction Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad System. It has a population of 50,000. This view shows the No. 3 Shop and Paint Shop." Photo taken from the 12th Street Footbridge, facing East toward the 9th Street Footbridge (partially visible in the middle distance). |
Date:
7/2/1912 |
Location:
Altoona, PA Map ![Show Altoona on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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Picture Categories: Bridge,Yard,Steam |
This picture is part of album: PRR: PRR-PC-CR-AMTK Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999 |