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Title	Horse Shoe Curve, above Altoona.
Series Title	Purviance's stereographs on the Pennsylvania central railroad
Creator	Purviance, W. T. (William T.) (photographer)
Contributors	James S. Earle & Sons (publisher)
Description	Engine car of a train exiting a curve with a long freight train behind it coming around a hill. There is a drop-off to the left and right of the tracks with tree-covered hills or mountains in the background. Title: Horse Shoe Curve, above Altoona. Text on left: Purviance's Stereographs on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad. Text on right: James S. Earle & Sons, 816 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. General Agents for the Publisher.
Subject	Railroads Mountains
Location Depicted	Blair County (Pa.) Allegheny Mountains
Date Original	1867-1879
Object Type	Stereographs
Source	6.9375 x 3.4375 in. b&w stereograph. Purviance's stereographs on the Pennsylvania central railroad. Item no. 005.0021 in the George Yater Papers, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center.
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/stereographs#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	Stereographic Views of Louisville and Beyond, 1850s - 1930
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/stereographs/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Format	image/jpeg
Ordering Information	To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/. Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number	ULUA 005.0021
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