Images of a Hometown U.S.A.---Locked in time.

This homepage is dedicated to passing on the history and heritage of Altoona, Pennsylvania.The following photographs are a digital version of a sampling of the thousands of pictures taken by Tom Lynam Photography. Most photos range from the 1940's through the 1990's.

Greetings from Altoona Archives.After a year and a half of the same old stale photos, here's what we pulled out of the collection.

"Spring 2002"

Tom Lynam presents Altoona's Ledgendary Lamont Robbery
Back in the 50's, we think, Altoona businessman Danny "Dutch" Lamont was robbed of $50,000, out of his home.
A couple of days later, the police rounded up a few of the thugs, after they killed one of their own, and dumped the body down around the Harrisburg area.
The photos were taken at a hearing at the home office of Alderman William Wietzel on Race St. in Altoona.

Dutch Lamont ...Robbed of $50,000, with his brother Hardy in the background.

Attorney Sam Jubelirer questions the dame involved with the ring of thugs."What's with the veil and tissues? ...Cut the theatrics! "

Another one of the accused takes the hot seat.(Too bad this guy didn't have eyeglasses and a matching vest.....he could impersonate a lawyer.)

The third accused goes under fire as Attorney Jubelirer (left),Park Loose,Asst. D.A. ,(far right) and Calvin Lang ,District Attorney(2nd. fr. right) listen in.

Discussion heats up at the hearig. "Looks like it's time to call in Tom Dickey to handle this defense."
The following three pix are of a fire at Frozen Farm Products...(Sky Bros./U.S. Foods) on Margaret Ave. in Aug. 1961.
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1910... Altoona All-Scholastic Football Team.
The Gas Company on 11th. Ave and 12th. Str. in downtown Altoona.
The tearing down of the old Penn Theatre movie house at 12th. Ave. and 11th. Str. in downtown Altoona.
Model flying Biplane races.
March 1959....The old Wright School at 14th Ave. and 13th Str. the present site of Sheetz.
This site contains over 150 photo's of the Altoona area, Please Use the Photo Index for easier browsing .Our address is http://pages.prodigy.com/altoonaarchives/home.htm

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All pictures may be "clicked-on" for a bigger and clearer view.

Tom Lynam "hams-it-up" with two of his favorite cameras.Behind him is a Century studio model --a relic he received from the Gables photo dept.(Rumor has it, that he converted it from a gunpowder flash.) The handheld is his trusty Speedgraphic.




Click here to see a Selection of Photos from the Centennial Parade in 1949

The New Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum
Opened on April 25, 1998
Check out the new interactive exhibits which tell the stories of Altoona
and the Pennsylvania RailRoad for the past 100yrs. Be sure to visit the
Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum-
Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark Webpage.
Excellent for local and international railroad enthusiast.




Browse at more photographs by clicking on the following topic areas below.

"Altoona Archives from Across America"

This is the section of Altoona Archives where we want to feature a "Guest Photo" from our viewers,who want to share a photo they may have of the Altoona,Pa area.
The following are four postcards from the 1936 Johnstown Flood.
Main and Market Streets.
The Franklin Street Bridge.
Market Street at the Post Office.
PRR Station.
A Very Special Thank You to Greg Sheets for the use of this photo.
If you think you have a good photo which others might be interested in , please email us or send us a copy of the pix to :Tom Lynam Photography P.O. Box 374,Altoona ,Pa. 16603Once Again!!! we have a new Email address! Pass it On!
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Visit the Altoona Speedway,here on the Web.

(Special thanks to Tony Branda for the use of all Altoona Speedway materials on this website.)
Remembering the wreck of the Red Arrow,
Fifty-two years ago on Feb.18, 1947.
Browse at a dozen photos of the Red Arrow--HERE.

About the photographs in Altoona Archives.
Images of a Hometown U.S.A.---Locked in time.
These pictures provide a peek into the past of the people and places of the Altoona,Pennsyvania area.Whether the picture content is of downtown,across town,down in the valley, or"clean out" by the mall,these pictures are loaded with depth and character.Don't be surprized if you recognized some ethnic faces coupled with an american grin.

Also note the mammoth structures, of by-gone days,which required more energy to rip apart than it did to put them together.

A lot of the people in these photograghs are still around today,and others are only a generation away from the people still in this region.

Truly,these photograghs are local history locked in time;but easily unlocked by tapping the memories of a still touchable generation of people rooted in this area.

Go ahead ...Ask some " old people " that you may come in contact with ,about the content of some of these pictures,then get ready to catch an earful of " when I was your age.." stories.

This Web Page is hybrid of two mediums, split by two generations.

Keep in mind, that before everyone had a television set, black and white pictures were the visual medium of the day. Now anybody in the world can view these photos on a medium which will change television as we know it today.

One setback that we must overcome is the age-old " generation gap " problem. The majority of the people on the Web, are probably under the 35-40 year old age group,which is about the age, one would at least have to be to remember the contents of these photos first hand.

One quick word about copyrights. Please respect our " Copy Rights ". Just as it is illegal to tape a song off of the radio, or a show off of the television; it is illegal to copy these photographs without permission from Altoona Archives.

At Altoona Archives,we do not mind if you PRINT pages from this Website for the purpose of showing other people,but we don't want our actual Photographs copied.We feel the printed web pages have a "crummy" resolution compared to an actual photo.These photos can not be taken for use on any webpage, without our permisson.Anybody is allowed to link to the entire website,but Do Not link directly to a certain picture.

All of the pictures displayed in Altoona Archives are available for sale
as black and white prints , or in several digital formats for various uses.

Aside from all the pictures that you see in Altoona Archives there are many more, too numerous to mention, Available upon request.

All inquiries about these photos can be addressed to:
Tom Lynam
P.O. Box 374
Altoona, PA 16603
Or Phone: 814-944-1869...{between 2:00P.M. and 8:00P.M.}
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(C) Copyright Tom Lynam,1998.
If you are interested in purchasing any photographs,Please go to the "Altoona Archive Photo Order Form" page.


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