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An angel grave marker from 1946, found in Sacred Heart Cemetery, also known as Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Wratten yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
1/15th second at F16.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 6 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.    
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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"Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit; for, without being seen, they are present with you". ~St Francis of Sales.  As seen in Sacred Heart Cemetery, also known as Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Wratten yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F16.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 6 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.    
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The chapel at Sacred Heart Cemetery, also formerly known as Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.   Any history on this building has been elusive to say the least.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
90mm F5.6 Schneider Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter.
Wratten yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 6 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.    
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A cross gravestone spotted at Sacred Heart Cemetery, also known as Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.   The late afternoon sun was casting some great shadows on Sunday.  I can't wait to get this negative under the enlarger in the darkroom later this week.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
90mm F5.6 Schneider Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter.
Wratten yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 6 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.    
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A knuckle coupler joins two freight railroad cars at the Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.  Each knuckle coupler, depending on the model, weigh between 400 to 700 pounds.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 12 seconds at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 5 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius using Mod54 insert in an older Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A wheel from the original John Bull Locomotive No 1 built in 1831 by Robert Stephenson and Company is displayed next to a full working replica of the locomotive built in 1939 by the shops at the Pennsylvania Railroad in Altoona, Pennsylvania.  Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.  A walking bridge at the museum allows visitors to walk above and over the locomotive and casts a shadow down on the scene during the day, making for an interesting compositional element if you embrace it.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 2 seconds at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 5 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius using Mod54 insert in an older Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Part of the drive train and motor from the Leetonia Shay No 1 steam locomotive at the Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.  The Shay Locomotives were the most widely used geared system locomotives and were built to the patents of Ephraim Shay. This particular Shay was built in 1906 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima Ohio, was in use up until 1964 and weighs in at a total of 136,000 pounds.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1 second at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 5 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius with a Mod54 insert in an older Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.
Negative cropped to square dimensions in post.

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A side view of some of the recreations of cabins used by George Washington's guard forces at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/15th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600. 

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The rear platform and tracks of the train station at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The station was built in 1911 by the Reading Railroad and served as an arrival point for visitors to the National Historic Park until the 1950s.  It was restored in 2009 and serves as a museum and visitor's center for Washington's headquarters located nearby.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 2 seconds at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.  
Scan was cropped to desired size in post.

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Recreations of cabins used by George Washington's guard forces at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/15th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A lone cannon is dwarfed by a huge tree on a hillside near the Muhlenberg encampment area at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A courtyard window at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/8 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The ornate doors on the loading dock area of the kitchen at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  A date stone on the outside of the kitchen wall dates that part of the prison to 1908.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
90mm F5.6 Schneider Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter.
Yellow # 8 filter on lens to help with contrast.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/2 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A set of stairs lead up to one of the corner guard towers at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971 remaining abandoned for several decades before being re-opened to the public as a history museum.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Yellow # 8 filter on lens to help with contrast.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/4 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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An old bench shows a history of abuse by time, weather and pigeons as it sits in the courtyard at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971 remaining abandoned for several decades before being re-opened to the public as a history museum.  A great place to spend a full day of photography.   

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/8 second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.  Cropped to desired size in post.

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This is my final image from the series on the Norristown State Hospital in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  This is the rear of building # 18 which, from my research, was either an administration building or personnel building of sorts. It was built in 1879 and has been abandoned for decades.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/30 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The service door at the back of building # 17 at Norristown State Hospital in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  The structure was built in the 1880s and abandoned since the 1960s.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
90mm F5.6 Schneider Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/30 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The front door of building # 17 at Norristown State Hospital in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  The structure was built in the 1880s and abandoned since the 1960s.  You will please excuse them for not leaving a welcome mat out.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
90mm F5.6 Schneider Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/2 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.
 

Getting ready to setup the shot above... Thanks to my Wife for the behind the scenes shot.

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The south end of building # 17 at Norristown State Hospital in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  Patients would be rolled out onto these open air porch areas on either the second or third floors for fresh air.  The institution was originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown.  This structure dates to around 1880 and was designed by Wilson Brothers and Company.  It has been abandoned since the 1960s.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
90mm F5.6 Schneider Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/30 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600. 

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Ivy encases a broken ground floor window on the south end of the abandoned building # 17 at Norristown State Hospital in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  The institution was originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown.  This structure dates to around 1880 and was designed by Wilson Brothers and Company.  Norristown was historic as being the first institution in the United States to allow female physicians to practice. Building # 17 has been abandoned since some time in the 1960s and has been used at various times by firemen to practice rescues and fire fighting procedures.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/30 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.