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Salk Hall and Annex

ca. 1970-1980

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Salk Hall and Annex
  • Title
  • Salk Hall and Annex
  • Creator
  • University of Pittsburgh. Facilities Management
  • Date
  • ca. 1970-1980
  • Identifier
  • SLKH03.UA
  • Description
  • Salk Hall houses the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dental Medicine. The building was named after Dr. Jonas Salk. While on the faculty, Salk created the first effective polio vaccine. The building, which was constructed in 1941, was initially known as the Municipal Hospital, until the University of Pittsburgh bought it in October 1957 and changed the name to Salk Hall.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Buildings
    College buildings
    Terrace Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    University of Pittsburgh
    Salk Hall
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. 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.
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