Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Dauphin County. It is the tenth-largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia and 204 miles (328 km) east of Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg played a notable role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. And considered the second best place in the U.S. to raise a family.
Here is a collection of 32 vintage photos taken by American photographer E.L.Ward that shows daily life of Harrisburg in the 1940s.
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| Cameron Street at the Farm Show Building, Harrisburg PA, ca. early 1940s |
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| Capital City Airport, Harrisburg, PA |
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| Capitol Building from Soldiers & Sailors Grove, Harrisburg, PA |
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| Capitol Dome from Walnut Street at the Forum Building in Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Frozen Wildwood Lake, looking north, Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Harrisburg PA Capitol in the snow, ca. early 1940s |
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| Harrisburg pet parade on Commonwealth Ave, July 1940 |
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| Harrisburg pet parade on Commonwealth Ave, July 1940 |
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| Harrisburg pet parade on Commonwealth Ave, July 1940 |
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| Harrisburg skyline at night, ca. early 1940s |
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| Harrisburg skyline |
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| Harrisburg's Bellevue Park, 1947 |
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| Harrisburg-York (now Capital City) Airport |
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| Harrisburg-York (now Capital City) Airport |
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| Italian Lake, Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Maclay Street Bridge at the Farm Show, Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Maclay Street Bridge, Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Mid-town Harrisburg in snow, ca. early 1940s |
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| Patriotic Harrisburg boys on Walnut Street in Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Reservoir Park (and Capitol dome), Harrisburg |
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| Reservoir Park in Harrisburg, PA |
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| Skating on Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Skyline from the West Shore, Harrisburg, PA |
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| State Street Bridge looking east, ca. early 1940s |
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| Susquehanna at Harrisburg, Labor Day 1940 |
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| Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Labor Day 1940 |
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| Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, PA |
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| The Capitol from State Street Bridge in the snow |
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| Two men on Harrisburg street, ca. early 1940s |
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| Boat dock on the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
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| Boat houses on the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, 1946 |
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| Boathouse on the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, ca. early 1940s |
