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Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

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United States

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Pennsylvania.

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Stereoscopic views of the oil region of Pennsylvania and New York.

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Title
Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80.
Additional title: Stereoscopic views of the Pennsylvania oil regions.
Names
West & Waddell (Photographer)
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

Pennsylvania.

Stereoscopic views of the oil region of Pennsylvania and New York.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F314
Topics
Pennsylvania
Petroleum chemical industry -- Environmental aspects
Petroleum industry -- New York (State)
Petroleum industry -- Pennsylvania
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Includes six hand-colored views.
Content: Includes views by C. W. Woodward, Frank Robbins, Detlor & Waddell and other photographers and publishers.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Some Frank Robbins views have had name removed and the label of the National Oil Journal attached.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Views in the oil region of Pennsylvania and New York: primarily views along Oil Creek, but also views in the Tuna Valley of New York and Pennsylvania; primarily views of oil derricks, including the first oil well (1859, near Titusville), refineries, storage tanks, shipping in barrels on barges and by railroad tank car, shooting wells with nitrolycerine, pumping oil, oil refinery and tank fires, drilling and removing drills from wells; also includes views of the r.r. bridge over Kinzua Creek, including a construction view; views of wagons fording a river, a ferry, towns in the oil region including Bradford, Oil City, Summit City, Tidioute, Tarport and Limestone; views of homes including "Old Boyd House," a log cabin, with "oil exchange" in background, views of churches, burning oil tanks at Olean, N.Y., a train wreck on the B. B. & K. R. R., people picnicking at Flat Iron Rocks, and a view of a man on horseback paying a bridge toll at Petroleum Center; group portrait of men and boys in the hollow bole of a tre
Content: Woodward, Union View Co., L. D. & Co., and American scenery series are from the same negative series.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F314
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11708115
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af37f970-c565-012f-67ac-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1850: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-582d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-582d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-582d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80.