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Nice color image

Looking East towards the railroad tracks and the Lehigh River in 1907. The Bittner Hotel is on the right. This is a photo repro that appeared in the Morning Call in 1987.

Aerial view of upper Main Street at the time of the crane accident in July 1986. Main Street makes the sharp bend where the crane proceeded to go straight into Trout Creek manor (site of where the Presbyterian Church used to stand). 2nd street is…

Photo of the depot in the 1960s. Two track mainline of the railroad still seen here.

A small photo of the chain bridge on an overcast day with the Lehigh River running high.

Looking south at the Blue Mountain from the vicinity of Palmerton.

This is the monument that is located in Union cemetery. The hill is not so empty anymore.

Looking south into Lehigh Gap with the Chain Bridge in the far background. It appears as if this image was taken from the Stone Ridge.

Spans Lehigh Gap; tracks of the Central of New Jersey Railroad on the right

Dismantling of the old Lehigh and New England Railroad bridge has not yet begun in the background. You can also see that the Lehigh Valley Railroad has been reduced to a single track at this point in time. Great shot of the Gap.