An Englishman Chats with a Passerby in East Liberty

1889

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An Englishman Chats with a Passerby in East Liberty
  • Title
  • An Englishman Chats with a Passerby in East Liberty
  • Creator
  • James Benney III
  • Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F26.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F26.I01
  • Description
  • East Liberty is located approximately 4.2 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. It was founded in 1758 when Brigadier General John Forbes built a road through the area during his campaign against the French stronghold at Fort Duquesne. Another prominent resident to live in the East Liberty area was Alexander Negley, who is known as the “Father of East Liberty” because he named the area after his wife’s farm. Negley, a civil engineer, designed the routes of many local roads including Penn Avenue. The community was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1868 and during much of the nineteenth century the area became a popular residential spot for Pittsburgh’s wealthiest families, including the Mellon, Larimer, Roup, and Baum families.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • East Liberty (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • James Benney (III) Photographs, 1888-1889, PSS 20, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • James Benney Photographs
  • 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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