Top of Penn Incline with Allegheny River in background

ca. 1940-1956

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Top of Penn Incline with Allegheny River in background
  • Title
  • Top of Penn Incline with Allegheny River in background
  • Creator
  • Harris, Charles Teenie
  • Date
  • ca. 1940-1956
  • Identifier
  • 1996.69.385
  • Source Identifier
  • Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.385
  • Description
  • A shot of the Penn Incline and the Allegheny River seen from the top of the incline at Ridgeway Street. The incline carried passengers and goods between the Strip District and the Hill. The tallest building on the left belongs to the Refrigeration Equipment Co. The Sixteenth Street Bridge appears on the left. The style of the automobiles and clothing dates to c. 1945-1955. The incline was dismantled in 1953.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Penn Incline (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Inclines--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Sixteenth Street Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Strip District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
    Panoramic views--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Refrigeration Equipment Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
  • Contributor
  • Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Collection
  • Teenie Harris Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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  • Rights Holder
  • Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh