City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Written data pages include photocopies of maps & charts. Survey number: HABS PA-5784 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction
City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Written data pages include photocopies of maps & charts. Survey number: HABS PA-5784 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction
Blair, Henry W. - Douglass Frederick collection
You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More
Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylva...
Jul 1896. 8 Sheet(s). Includes Duncansville. Pennsylvania fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessi... More
First National Bank, 1206 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The second headquarters of a bank established in 1863, the First National Bank of Altoona was described as a "magnificent temple of finance" when it opened in 1926. Architect John A. Dempwolf's mo... More
Andrew Jackson to Francis Preston Blair, September 5, 1839
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Mount Etna Iron Works, Tenant House, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 463...
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![[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbWFqLWdlbi1mcmFuay1wLWJsYWlyLW9mZmljZXItb2YtdGhlLWZlZGVyYWwtYXJteS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]")
[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]
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![[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbWFqLWdlbi1mcmFuay1wLWJsYWlyLW9mZmljZXItb2YtdGhlLWZlZGVyYWwtYXJteS0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]")
[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]
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Juniata Shops, Blacksmith Shop No. 2, East of Fourth Avenue, between F...
Significance: Presently used by Conrail for storage, Blacksmith Shop No. 2 retains much of its early to mid-nineteenth century equipment, including several gas-fired furnaces. Survey number: HAER PA-232-B Bui... More
Juniata Shops, Blacksmith Shop No. 2, East of Fourth Avenue, between F...
Significance: Presently used by Conrail for storage, Blacksmith Shop No. 2 retains much of its early to mid-nineteenth century equipment, including several gas-fired furnaces. Survey number: HAER PA-232-B Bui... More
Mount Etna Iron Works, Forgeman's House No. 1, Legislative Route 07020...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
Mount Etna Iron Works, Blacksmith Shop, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. ...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
J. C. Blair Company Complex, Building A, Corner of Sixth & Penn Street...
Significance: When first erected, the seven-story Building A, based on H.H. Richardson's design of the Marshall Field warehouse in Chicago, was said to be the tallest structure between Pittsburgh and Philadelph... More
John M. & Minnie Baird House, 200 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair Cou...
Survey number: HABS PA-5876 Building/structure dates: ca. 1907 Initial Construction
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Eighth Avenue & Eleventh Stree...
Survey number: HABS PA-5854 Building/structure dates: 1912- 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Eighth Avenue & Eleventh Stree...
Survey number: HABS PA-5854 Building/structure dates: 1912- 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More
Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More
Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More
Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More
Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More
Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More
The Oaks, 112 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5894 Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
U.S. Post Office, 1201 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The U.S. Post Office, designed by the local architectural firm of Royer and Anglemeyer in 1931, is the city's outstanding example of Art Deco style. The monumental Neoclassical building, of Indian... More
Christ Reformed Church, 1501-1507 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...
Significance: Christ Reformed Church was the second home of a congregation which was formed in 1863 as the German Reformed Missionary Congregation in Altoona. In 1870, it changed its name to Christ Reformed Chu... More
First Methodist Episcopal Church, 1208 Thirteenth Street, Altoona, Bla...
Significance: Built of rough-faced Hummelstown brownstone with smooth-faced brownstone accents, the First Methodist Episcopal Church and its adjoining rectory were designed by M.R. Brown of New York City in 190... More
Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...
Significance: The Central Trust Company Building is a rare, intact example of Altoona's early 20th century commercial architecture. Designed by the Pittsburgh architectural firm of Robinson and Winkler, and ere... More
Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...
Significance: The Central Trust Company Building is a rare, intact example of Altoona's early 20th century commercial architecture. Designed by the Pittsburgh architectural firm of Robinson and Winkler, and ere... More
Francis Preston Blair to Andrew Jackson, May 2, 1844
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Juniata Shops, Blacksmith Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Second ...
Significance: The Blacksmith Shop No. 1 was one of the four original Juniata Shop buildings constructed between 1888 and 1890. Survey number: HAER PA-232-A Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction ... More
Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Se...
Significance: The Power Plant and Boiler House was one of the four original buildings constructed at Juniata in 1888-90. Survey number: HAER PA-232-I Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction Build... More
Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Se...
Significance: The Power Plant and Boiler House was one of the four original buildings constructed at Juniata in 1888-90. Survey number: HAER PA-232-I Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction Build... More
1011-1013 Lexington Avenue (House), Carriage House, Altoona, Blair Cou...
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Andrew Jackson to Francis Preston Blair, October 29, 1842
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Birmingham Bridge, Spanning Little Juniata River at local road South o...
Significance: This single span pin-connected Pratt through-truss is unique for a Pratt truss in that the portals contain hip verticals that carry compressive stresses (hip verticals for the standard Pratt truss... More
Penn Alto Hotel, 1120-1130 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, P...
Significance: Perhaps better than any other single building in downtown Altoona, the Penn Alto Hotel symbolizes the civic spirit of the 1920s. Initiated by the newly formed chamber of commerce and financed by p... More
Francis Preston Blair - Andrew Jackson correspondence
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Frank Blair Home, north of Broken Bow
summary: A note that appears to be in the photographer's handwriting on a vintage print identifies this as "Home of Billy Blair north of Broken Bow." original size: 6x8
"W.H. Blair or Huckleberry, near Broken Bow, 1888." Custer County, Ne...
summary: Note: The mules are pulling a "grasshopper" or breaking plow. Also, two of the girls are wearing dresses made from the same material. original size: 6x8
Ludwig & Frances Leix House II, 210-212 Fourteenth Streeet, Altoona, B...
Survey number: HABS PA-5865 Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction
"Blairsden", a large mansion owned by C.L. Blair: view of front of hou...
At Peapack, New Jersey; designed 1898 by Carrere & Hastings. Photo copyrighted by Wurts Bros. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
Joseph & Emma May Hoover House, 203 1/2 West Whittier Avenue, Altoona,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5910 Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Jas. A. Blair, Jr. - Public domain photograph, glass negative
Photograph shows Major James A. Blair, Jr. (Souce: Flickr Commons project, 2012 and Bain negative: LC-B2-4454-4)
(l to r) Adelaide Whitehouse - Natricia Blair -- Rutgers Ulman -- Samm...
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Glen Blair, Cal.. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph
J159810 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; S. U. Bunnell; September 7, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Pasadena, Cal.
Mrs. Emily N. Blair - Public domain photograph, glass negative
A black and white photo of a woman. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Floyd Gilbert Blair, Treas. Dept., 10/21/24
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
David Blair, 9/19/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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1011-1013 Lexington Avenue (House), Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5792 Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
High school Victory Corps. When this high school senior finishes his s...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Juniata Shops, Paint Stores, East of Fourth Avenue, South of First Str...
Significance: Appearing little changed from its original appearance, the Paint Stores provided essential storage facilities for the adjacent paint shop (now demolished). Survey number: HAER PA-232-H Building/... More
Gazzara's Store, Bedford Street, Claysburg, Blair County, PA
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Aerial view of mountaintop removal near Blair
Event: Coal River Mountain Watch flyover. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the Whi...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More
Blair-Lee dining room, Blair House, located across from the White Hous...
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Francis Preston Blair - Andrew Jackson correspondence
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Mount Etna Iron Works, Etna Furnace, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 463...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
Mount Etna Iron Works, Etna Furnace, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 463...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
Francis Preston Blair to Andrew Jackson, November 11, 1843
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Samuel Blair, Jr. House, 6105 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philade...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS PA-7-5 Building/structure dates: 1806 Initial Construction
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, B...
Significance: Overlooking the city of Altoona from the peak of Gospel Hill, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a landmark on the Altoona skyline. Although construction began in 1924 to replace a 19th cen... More
Juniata Shops, Store House, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, Alt...
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Juniata Shops, Store House, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, Alt...
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Red Water Tower, Blair & Bissell Streets, Saint Louis, Independent Cit...
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Mount Etna Iron Works, Mule Barn, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 463, W...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
Mount Etna Iron Works, Mule Barn, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 463, W...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
Lawrence, Jr., & Caroline Long Kimmel House, 1331 Second Avenue, Altoo...
Survey number: HABS PA-5826 Building/structure dates: ca. 1890 Initial Construction
Royer House, Springfield Furnace, State Highway 866, .25 mile North of...
Significance: Built by the Royer family about 1810; John Royer settled in this area around 1805. Along with his brother Daniel, he established an iron furnace one-quarter mile to the south, on Piney Creek. The ... More
Juniata Shops, East side of Chestnut Avenue, South of Sixth Street, Al...
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Juniata Shops, East side of Chestnut Avenue, South of Sixth Street, Al...
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Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia
1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More
Mount Etna Iron Works, Ironmaster's House, Legislative Route 07020 & T...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Written data pages include photocopies of maps & charts. Survey number: HABS PA-5784 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction
Joseph & Sarah Nixon House I, 1204 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County...
Survey number: HABS PA-5848 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction
Blair Heights, Building No. 8, Maple Avenue, Clairton, Allegheny Count...
Survey number: HABS PA-6642-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
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Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...
Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More
Francis Preston Blair to Andrew Jackson, December 22, 1844
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Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...
Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More
Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...
Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More
Martha J. Wolf House, 1009 Chestnut Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5808 Building/structure dates: ca. 1889 Initial Construction
Town of Claysburg, Claysburg, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: The village of Claysburg more than doubled in size when the Standard Refractories Company built a refractory brickyar... More
Town of Sproul, Sproul, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: Sproul is an example of a classic company town built and owned entirely by one company to facilitate the operation of... More
Town of Sproul, Sproul, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: Sproul is an example of a classic company town built and owned entirely by one company to facilitate the operation of... More
Francis Preston Blair to Andrew Jackson, August 4, 1844
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
General Refractories Company Plant, West side of old Route 220, Sproul...
Survey number: HAER PA-282 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mount Etna Iron Works, Blacksmith Shop, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. ...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
Second Presbyterian Church, 1315 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5857 Building/structure dates: 1870-1871 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1875-1877 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1939 Subsequent Work Building/structure dat... More
Theodore & Mary Wigton House, 211-213 Twelfth Street, Altoona, Blair C...
Survey number: HABS PA-5861 Building/structure dates: ca. 1887- 1891 Initial Construction
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Eighth Avenue & Eleventh Stree...
Survey number: HABS PA-5854 Building/structure dates: 1912- 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More