Smithfield Street Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River on Smithfield Str...
Significance: Designed by Gustav Lindenthal, one of America's most famous bridge engineers, as a two-lane bridge. One lane was erected in 1883, and another was added in 1891. The span is Pittsburgh's most gra... More
Smithfield Street Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River on Smithfield Str...
Significance: Designed by Gustav Lindenthal, one of America's most famous bridge engineers, as a two-lane bridge. One lane was erected in 1883, and another was added in 1891. The span is Pittsburgh's most gra... More
[Max Carey, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
Penn & Liberty Avenues (Commercial Buildings), King Building, 639 Libe...
Written data includes sketches & photocopies of maps & photographs. Significance: The King Building's primary significance dated to the latter half of the 19th century when it housed a procession of commission ... More
Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Amberson Avenue & Westminister Place, P...
Significance: The Shadyside Church is a fine example of a late 19th century suburban church designed by the noted Boston architectural firm of Shepley, Ruten, and Coolidge. Supported by a devoted congregation, ... More
Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Amberson Avenue & Westminister Place, P...
Significance: The Shadyside Church is a fine example of a late 19th century suburban church designed by the noted Boston architectural firm of Shepley, Ruten, and Coolidge. Supported by a devoted congregation, ... More
Allequippa Terrace, Allequippa Hall, 280 Burrows Street, Pittsburgh, A...
Survey number: HABS PA-6222-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company, Main Bridge, Spanning Mononga...
Significance: Major connection between the north and south sides of the plant which was separated by the Monongahela River. Practically all of the intra-mill transfer of materials crossed this bridge during th... More
Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company, Main Bridge, Spanning Mononga...
Significance: Major connection between the north and south sides of the plant which was separated by the Monongahela River. Practically all of the intra-mill transfer of materials crossed this bridge during th... More
Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company, Main Bridge, Spanning Mononga...
Significance: Major connection between the north and south sides of the plant which was separated by the Monongahela River. Practically all of the intra-mill transfer of materials crossed this bridge during th... More
Broadhead Manor, Two-Bedroom Type, 3644 Old Orchard Circle, Pittsburgh...
Survey number: HABS PA-6221-C Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
Broadhead Manor, Two-Bedroom Type, 3644 Old Orchard Circle, Pittsburgh...
Survey number: HABS PA-6221-C Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
[Al. P. Leifield/George Gibson, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card port...
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. "Al. P. Leifeld"- -caption on card. Center photo caption: "Chase guarding first." Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjam... More
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Blast Furnace No. 1 & No. 2,...
Significance: No. 1 and No. 2 Blast Furnaces were blown-in in 1913. The two furnaces were nearly identical in design and capacity at the time of construction and shared a common cast house, an unusual arrangem... More
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Blast Furnace No. 1 & No. 2,...
Significance: No. 1 and No. 2 Blast Furnaces were blown-in in 1913. The two furnaces were nearly identical in design and capacity at the time of construction and shared a common cast house, an unusual arrangem... More
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Blast Furnace No. 1 & No. 2,...
Significance: No. 1 and No. 2 Blast Furnaces were blown-in in 1913. The two furnaces were nearly identical in design and capacity at the time of construction and shared a common cast house, an unusual arrangem... More
Fulton Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Additional info on LC index card. Significance: Theatre for Richard Hyde Esq., better known as the Fulton Theatre, was designed by architects Dodge and Morrison of New York City and was completed in the year 19... More
Joseph Coltart House, 3431 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-79 Survey number: HABS PA-47 Building/structure dates: ca. 1843 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after 1843 Subsequent Work
Larimer Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Boulevard at Larimer Avenue...
Significance: At the time of its construction, the bridge was the world's longest reinforced concrete arch span. The bridge was part of a large public works program in Pittsburgh responding to several reports c... More
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, Calumet River Bridge, Spanni...
See also HAER IL-161 for additional documentation. Significance: The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway's two parallel vertical-lift spans over the Calumet River (of which one survives), and two neighbori... More
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, Calumet River Bridge, Spanni...
See also HAER IL-161 for additional documentation. Significance: The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway's two parallel vertical-lift spans over the Calumet River (of which one survives), and two neighbori... More
Pennsylvania Railroad Station Rotunda, Liberty, Grant & Eleventh Stree...
Significance: The Pennsylvania Railroad Station was commissioned from the office of D.H. Brunham in Chicago, one of the chief purveyors of the new monumental Classicism. Survey number: HABS PA-1175 Building/... More
The Point, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Public domain image. Dry plate n...
Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Point Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River at Point of Pittsburgh, Pitts...
See also HABS PA-604 for additional documentation. Includes drawings. See also HAER PA-3 for additional documentation. Includes written data. Significance: This bridge, the second to be built near this site, wa... More
Liberty Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, East Carson Street & Secon...
Significance: This was the longest and most expensive bridge built in Allegheny County when it was completed in 1928. The bridge links Pittsburgh's downtown area with the Liberty Tunnels, built through Mt. Wash... More
Liberty Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, East Carson Street & Secon...
Significance: This was the longest and most expensive bridge built in Allegheny County when it was completed in 1928. The bridge links Pittsburgh's downtown area with the Liberty Tunnels, built through Mt. Wash... More
1200 Reddour Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Written data includes photocopies of location maps & floor plans. Significance: 1200 Reddour Street is representative of the larger-scale, multi-unit residential structures that were constructed in this sectio... More
U.S. Allegheny Arsenal, Barracks Building, Thirty-ninth Street, Pittsb...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9, FN-11 Survey number: HABS PA-8-1-C
U.S. Allegheny Arsenal, Barracks Building, Thirty-ninth Street, Pittsb...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9, FN-11 Survey number: HABS PA-8-1-C
U.S. Allegheny Arsenal, Barracks Building, Thirty-ninth Street, Pittsb...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9, FN-11 Survey number: HABS PA-8-1-C
Bedford Dwellings, Management Building, 2304 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburg...
Survey number: HABS PA-6339-A Building/structure dates: 1940 Initial Construction
[Owen Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
1214 Reddour Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Written data includes photocopies of location maps & floor plans. Significance: 1214 Reddour Street is representative of the larger scale brick houses that were built after a devastating fire leveled the surrou... More
[Nick Maddox, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
Byers-Lyons House, 901 Ridge Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-1158 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Karns House, 900 North Canal Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County...
Significance: One of the few extant examples of a Greek Revival Pittsburgh town house. With exception of interior alterations, the general plan of the building has not changed. Survey number: HABS PA-424 Bui... More
Sky line view of Pittsburg, 1907
H99667 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R.W. Johnston Studios; September 7, 1909. On front: "Photo Aug. 18, 1907".
Croghan House, Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Croghan House, Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Croghan House, Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Station, Smithfield & Carson Streets, Pittsburg...
Significance: The best preserved of the large Pittsburgh railway stations still extant. Survey number: HABS PA-1231 Building/structure dates: 1898-1901 Initial Construction
U.S. Allegheny Arsenal, Storehouse No. 2, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS PA-8-1-E
Structures on Old National Trail, Culvert, U.S. Route 40, Pittsburgh, ...
Survey number: HABS PA-6645 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
1208-1210-1212 Reddour Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, P...
Written data includes photocopies of location maps & floor plans. Significance: 1208-1210-1212 Reddour Street is believed to be a substantially altered cluster of brick rowhouses which would originally have res... More
[Clarke, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. "Clark"- -caption on card. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
[Clarke, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. "Clark"- -caption on card. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
Broadhead Manor, Community & Maintenance Building, 3701 Old Orchard Ci...
Survey number: HABS PA-6221-B Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1978 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1979 Subsequent Work
Allegheny Lift Lock No. 4 & Weigh Lock, North shore of Allegheny River...
Significance: The Allegheny Locks were among the few canal-related structures surviving in Pittsburgh. The locks are near the western terminus of the Pennsylvania Canal which has been determined to be of natio... More
Allegheny Lift Lock No. 4 & Weigh Lock, North shore of Allegheny River...
Significance: The Allegheny Locks were among the few canal-related structures surviving in Pittsburgh. The locks are near the western terminus of the Pennsylvania Canal which has been determined to be of natio... More
Allegheny Lift Lock No. 4 & Weigh Lock, North shore of Allegheny River...
Significance: The Allegheny Locks were among the few canal-related structures surviving in Pittsburgh. The locks are near the western terminus of the Pennsylvania Canal which has been determined to be of natio... More
Brady Street Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River at South Twenty-second...
See also HABS PA-614 for additional documentation. Includes drawings. Significance: The Brady Street Bridge, contracted by the Schultz Bridge & Iron Co. of Pittsburgh, was a steel-riveted, through-highway bridg... More
Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420...
Significance: A prime example of noted architect Richardson's work in what would come to be known as the "Richardsonian Romanesque Style." The jail is particularly notable as an example of functionalism. Surv... More
Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420...
Significance: A prime example of noted architect Richardson's work in what would come to be known as the "Richardsonian Romanesque Style." The jail is particularly notable as an example of functionalism. Surv... More
Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420...
Significance: A prime example of noted architect Richardson's work in what would come to be known as the "Richardsonian Romanesque Style." The jail is particularly notable as an example of functionalism. Surv... More
Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420...
Significance: A prime example of noted architect Richardson's work in what would come to be known as the "Richardsonian Romanesque Style." The jail is particularly notable as an example of functionalism. Surv... More
Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420...
Significance: A prime example of noted architect Richardson's work in what would come to be known as the "Richardsonian Romanesque Style." The jail is particularly notable as an example of functionalism. Surv... More
Loyal Order of Moose Building, 628-634 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegh...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Loyal Order of Moose Building, 628-634 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegh...
Public domain photograph of a shop, shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Loyal Order of Moose Building, 628-634 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegh...
Public domain photograph of a shop, shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Three Sisters Bridges, Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River a...
Significance: The Three Sisters Bridges represent an adaptive engineering design response to political and technical concerns. County engineers successfully maneuvered around federally-mandated clearances, aest... More
Three Sisters Bridges, Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River a...
Significance: The Three Sisters Bridges represent an adaptive engineering design response to political and technical concerns. County engineers successfully maneuvered around federally-mandated clearances, aest... More
Three Sisters Bridges, Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River a...
Significance: The Three Sisters Bridges represent an adaptive engineering design response to political and technical concerns. County engineers successfully maneuvered around federally-mandated clearances, aest... More
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Donner Avenue, Monessen, Wes...
Significance: One of several large steel making complexes in the Monongahela River Valley in southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Steel Company's Monessen Works grew from a rod and wire mill to a fully int... More
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Donner Avenue, Monessen, Wes...
Significance: One of several large steel making complexes in the Monongahela River Valley in southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Steel Company's Monessen Works grew from a rod and wire mill to a fully int... More
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Donner Avenue, Monessen, Wes...
Significance: One of several large steel making complexes in the Monongahela River Valley in southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Steel Company's Monessen Works grew from a rod and wire mill to a fully int... More
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Donner Avenue, Monessen, Wes...
Significance: One of several large steel making complexes in the Monongahela River Valley in southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Steel Company's Monessen Works grew from a rod and wire mill to a fully int... More
Dredge CINCINNATI, Docked on Ohio River at foot of Lighthill Street, P...
Significance: The Cincinnati is a "dipper dredge," particularly suited to the shallow, rocky conditions of American inland waterways. The dredge operated for 78 years on the Ohio River and its tributaries. Th... More
North Side Point Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River at Point of Pittsbur...
See also HAER PA-3 for additional documentation. Includes written data. Significance: The Manchester Bridge replaced the old wooden Union Bridge, the first bridge erected at the Point and demolished in 1907. B... More
North Side Point Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River at Point of Pittsbur...
See also HAER PA-3 for additional documentation. Includes written data. Significance: The Manchester Bridge replaced the old wooden Union Bridge, the first bridge erected at the Point and demolished in 1907. B... More
Heidelberg Apartments & Cottages, Braddock Avenue & Waverly Street, Pi...
Significance: Built in 1905, the Old Heidelberg Apartment Building was designed by Frederick G. Scheibler, one of Pittsburgh's most important architects and a pioneer in the modern architectural movement. The a... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, On Ohio River, 25 miles Northwest o...
Written data based on U.S. Department of Energy booklet, "Shippingport: The Nation's First Atomic Power Station" (1983). Significance: Operational in December, 1957, Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the fi... More
Allequippa Terrace, 258-266 Burrows Street, 258-266 Burrows Street, Pi...
Survey number: HABS PA-6222-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
One sweet kiss from Rosa Lee - Public domain American sheet music, 188...
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
[Fred Dunlap, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, baseball card portrait]
Public domain photograph related to baseball, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Fred Dunlap, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
[Harry Staley, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
[Al Maul, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
[Jake Beckley, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
Schenley Park, Panther Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Title from jacket. "801" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032593. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Carnegie Technical School (Carnegie-Mellon University), Pittsburgh, P...
Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Interior, St. Paul [i.e. Paul's] Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, cathedral, religious building, 17th,18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Pittsburgh golf club, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
McCreery's Dept. Store, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Picryl description: Public domain image of an office building, commercial building, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
"Miss Pittsburgh" at Atlantic City
An old photo of a woman sitting in a carriage. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Presbyterian Hospital and Washington Monument, Pittsburgh, Pa
Washington statue in foreground. "G 6058" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071366. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[The Monongahela wharves, Pittsburg, Penn.]
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description