Downtown Pittsburgh after Smoke Control

1949-09-26

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Downtown Pittsburgh after Smoke Control
  • Title
  • Downtown Pittsburgh after Smoke Control
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh Photo Litho
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B021.F16.I01
  • Description
  • Downtown Pittsburgh from the south end of the Smithfield Bridge showing the extent of air pollution during a typical day after smoke control was implemented. (Note: Refer to Collection No. MSP285.B021.F17.I01 for a view of the same area before smoke control was implemented). A remarkable improvement of air quality in Pittsburgh was the result of the Smoke Control Advisory Committee’s programs to reduce smog in the Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Smoke Control Committee investigated and studied the potential problems of smoke pollution and periodically reported to the Board of County Commissioners with regulation and abatement recommendations.
  • Subject
  • Smithfield Street Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Pittsburgh (Pa.).Smoky City.
    South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Smoke prevention--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
    Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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