Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Warehouse exterior

1949

Title
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Warehouse exterior
Creator
PPG Industries
Date
1949
Identifier
20170227-hpichswp-0042
Description
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company warehouse exterior located in Atlanta, Georgia. This warehouse exterior features Carrara glass produced by the company. PPG is known for its innovative use of a warehouse distribution system. These warehouses stored in bulk glass produced by the company, which enabled local buyers to inspect products onsite before purchasing. Once ordered, these bulk plates of glass were then cut to size at the warehouse to meet the customer’s specifications.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
PPG Industries.
Glass manufacture.
Atlanta (Ga.)
Source
PPG Industries Records, 1888-1995, MSS 667, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
PPG Industries Records
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