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Center for Railroad Photography & Art follow up
A chapter member who has been following this organization contributed this information. They do great Zoom programs once a month then post them on their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@railphotoart/videos
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Center for Railroad Photography & Art
The Week magazine features a charity of the week in each issue.The September 25th issue features the following charity. Since 1997, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art (railphoto-art.org) has gathered, showcased, and preserved photos depicting railroads and trains in historical and modern contexts. The non-profit collects quality photographs and other works of art related…
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From Arctic Stone to Aluminum Skies
Oliver Evans chapter president, Christopher R. Dougherty, has a recent article posted on the Hidden City website. The website is known for Exploring Philadelphia’s Urban Landscape. From Arctic Stone to Aluminum Skies: Cryolite, Philadelphia, and the Geometry of Industrial PowerAugust 13, 2026 The recent fixation on Greenland’s mineral wealth presents itself as novel: a 21st…
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The Historic Bridges of the Upper Delaware
The Calhoun Street Bridge linking Trenton NJ and Morrisville PA was built in 60 days in 1884 on the original piers of an 1861 wooden covered bridge lost to a fire, and has carried everything from trolleys to the Lincoln Highway.————————————————————————- The Society for Industrial Archeology — Oliver Evans Chapter presents The Historic Bridges of…
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Artist Talks at Moore College of Art & Design
James Abbott, whose previously posted exhibit on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge at the Cherry Street Pier, is featured in a program at the Moore College of Art. He is in conversation in the morning session titled Architectural Landscapes.https://www.2020photofestival.org/architectural-landscapes How do photographers transform lived experience into compelling visual stories? Join photographers James B. Abbott , Mike…
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The first Slinky was made in Philly
Rebekah James Morris (far left) and Christopher James (right) are the children of “Slinky” toy creators Richard and Betty James. Jen Procacci (second from left) created this week’s Firstival design (Violet Comber-Wilen/Billy Penn) The first Slinky was made in Philly, and its legacy lives on through the inventor’s children Richard James didn’t set out to…
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History of SEPTA’s subway and regional rail lines
Join on Tuesday, September 1st at 6 pm with cartographer, writer, artist, and lawyer Jake Berman to delve into the history of SEPTA’s subway and regional rail lines. Jake Berman is the author of The Lost Subways of North America. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Vice, Atlas Obscura, and the Guardian.…
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Virtual link for Chapter presentation
Bucks County Trolley Lines In person presentation by Mike Szilagyi, AICP, author and historianWednesday, September 9, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Here is the link for people unable to attend in person: https://freelibrary-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jzRAHDU2To2gpnczTJNUDg Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was once served by 120 miles of trolley lines. During the decades spanning the 1890s to 1950s, a variety of…
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More Celebration of the Ben Franklin Bridge
Celebrate the Centennial of the Ben Franklin Bridge Exhibit by photographer James B. AbbottJuly 3–September 27, 2026 Spanning more than four decades of Abbott’s work (1982–2023), the exhibition features photographs from four distinct bodies of work documenting the Ben Franklin Bridge and its evolving urban landscape. Beginning with images captured in the 1980s, visitors will…
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Bucks County Trolley Lines
An interior and an exterior view of the Paul Valley trolley power plant and car barn on Easton Road in Warrington Township. The power plant building still stands today, albeit repurposed. Bucks County Trolley Lines by Mike Szilagyi, AICP, author and historianWednesday, September 9, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was once served…
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