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Flood Between Seventh and Ninth Street Bridges

January 23, 1917

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Flood Between Seventh and Ninth Street Bridges
  • Title
  • Flood Between Seventh and Ninth Street Bridges
  • Creator
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
  • Date
  • January 23, 1917
  • Identifier
  • 20180220-hpichswp-0191
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS 23_B029_F11_I01
  • Description
  • An image of a flooded area near the passenger station for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.), formerly the Pittsburgh and Western Railroad (P. W.), between Seventh and Ninth Street Bridges. Ice has formed on the river. The Hein and S.W. Maxwell buildings can be seen in the background. The view is looking downstream, with the North Shore neighborhood on the right.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Rivers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
    Floods--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Pittsburgh and Western Railroad.
    Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
    Railroad stations--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    North Shore (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Glass Plate Negatives, c. 1900-1936, PSS 23, Detre Library and Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Glass Plate Negatives
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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