A visual record of Mount Union across the decades — from the brickyards and refractory plants to downtown storefronts and the wider Juniata Valley. Submitted photographs and HAER/HABS documentation, Aug 2026.
Early Days & the Brick Boom (1890s–1930s)
Street scene, 1907J.E. Everett Grocery, 1910Delivering furniture, J.D. Flood Company, 1910Horse-drawn fire vehicle, before 1903Pennsylvania Railroad depot, 1900sPennsylvania Railroad station, 1908Etna Explosive Plant, 1908Etna Explosive Plant on the Juniata River, 1908Etna Explosive Plant, HAER-documented viewJohn Sharrar House, Water Street (1841) — see LandmarksThe Mount Union TimesJuniata White Sand Co.Juniata White Sand Co., a second viewTrain wreck, February 1917Train wreck, February 1917 (second view)Early ballgame at a Mount Union field, era unconfirmed — possibly Victoria Park, see LandmarksSons of Veterans group, Jefferson StreetShirley Street, 1920sParade, 1920sShirley Street, 1930sFlooding, March 17, 1936St. Patrick's Day flood, 1936Destruction at Dinky Bridge, 1936Planing mill, 1936
Industry: Harbison-Walker & the Refractories
Harbison-Walker Brick CompanyAerial view, Harbison-Walker plant — see Bricktown USAHarbison-Walker Refractories Co. kiln, west end of Shirley StreetHarbison-Walker Refractories Co. manager's house, 213 Shirley St.West end of Shirley Street, Harbison-Walker Refractories Co.West end of Shirley Street (second view)West end of Shirley Street (third view)West end of Shirley Street (fourth view)West end of Shirley Street (fifth view)General Refractories Co. superintendent's house, 118 Market St.Harbison-Walker refractory women workers, 1945Harbison-Walker refractory workers, 1945Pennsylvania Railroad creosoting plantEast Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co. engine house, Route 522Defrehn Chair Company, Mount Union, Pa. — see Bricktown USA
Downtown Storefronts & Streets
Crum Building, Jefferson StreetCorner of Jefferson and Shirley StreetsPenn Central National Bank, corner of Shirley & Jefferson — see LandmarksThe Peduzzi Building today — see LandmarksThe Peduzzi Building's fountain-lunch signG.W. Radle StoreA downtown drug storeAcme Grocery Store, Shirley StreetMeloni BarTagiacobello Foreign Supplies Store, Shirley StreetTagiacobello Foreign Supplies Store (second view)A Mount Union businessMt. Hope Baptist Church, Chestnut & Division StreetsPennsylvania Railroad bridge spanning the Juniata RiverPRR bridge over the Juniata (second view)PRR bridge over the Juniata (third view)
Mid-Century Mount Union (1940s–1970s)
American Legion parade, 1940sPennsylvania Avenue, 1945Shapiro Movie Theatre, 1941 — see LandmarksShapiro Furniture WarehouseOld Mount Union High School — see SchoolEast Broad Top train, 1950Mount Union railroad tie yard, 1950sSticklers Store & gas station, 1950sShirley Street, 1960sAerial view of Bricktown, before 1960Ice skating on the Juniata RiverAughwick Rod & Gun ClubDinky BridgeDinky Bridge, Huntingdon County
Modern Mount Union (1980s–Today)
Mount Union, near U.S. Highway 522U.S. Silica, 2022Aerial view of Mount Union, with Jacks Mountain behind townCreation Festival grounds from a mountainside lookout, 2007 — see Landmarks
Community events
Beyond Mount Union: The Wider Juniata Valley
Neighboring Mapleton and the Route 22 corridor west of town — included for context, not part of Mount Union proper.
Mapleton, 1914Sand plant near MapletonSand plant near Mapleton, 1940sMotel 22, three miles west of Mount Union on Highway 22Motel 22 (second view)East Broad Top Railroad No. 12 on the wye near Shirleysburg, during the line's tourist-excursion eraJohn Hancock General Merchandise & Hershey's Ice Cream, Route 747 — owned by John Hancock
Have a shoebox of old photos, slides, or negatives? Even a phone photo of a printed picture works. Scans or clear photos of photos can be sent in for this gallery — captions with names, dates, and locations are gold.
