[View of the South side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Bluff St., showing railroad trestle work down to river]
Summary
Photograph taken from the downtown side of the Monongahela River looking towards Mount Washington. The Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections quotes a caption on an original print of this photograph at the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania: "Oliver Wire Company - Finch - Atterbury and Company Glass works. South Side from Bluff St. 1888. Joseph S. Finch & Co. Distillers of Golden Wedding Rye Whiskey S. Second and Mckean. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis Railroad Bridge in center. Behind it is the Monongahela Suspension Bridge (Smithfield Street Bridge) on hillside are the Castle Shannon and Monongahela Inclined Planes."
Copyright by Mrs. Wilbur F. Galbraith, 1952.
Tags
Date
1952
Contributors
Gretton, Frederick T., photographer
Location
Pittsburgh (Pa.), 40.44056, -79.99583
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain