Repository

Heinz History Center

Title

Jim Papariello Photographs

Creator

Papariello, Jim

Collection Number

MSS 1319

Extent

5.5 Linear Feet 6 boxes and 1 o/s folder

Date

c. 1970-2000

Abstract

Jim Papariello was a Pittsburgh-based commercial photographer whose career spanned over fifty years. The Jim Papariello Photographs showcase a number of locales, notable figures, and industrial operations throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.

Language

English .

Author

The guide to this collection was written by Taylor Adams.

Publisher

Heinz History Center

Address

1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Jim Papariello in 2017. Archives Accession 2017.0012

Arrangement

The Jim Papariello Photographs have been arranged in the following three series:

Biographical / Historical

Jim Papariello was a Pittsburgh photographer and owner of a photography studio in Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhood. Papariello began studying photography in the late 1950s after leaving the Navy. He worked initially for the noted photographer Harold Corsini while taking Fine Arts course work at the Carnegie Institute of Technology.

Papariello opened his own freelance photography business in the mid-1960s, taking advertising and industrial photographs for local companies such as Alcoa, Westinghouse, and Mesta Machine Company. As Pittsburgh's economy transitioned to healthcare, Papariello worked with UPMC and other health care providers. In addition to his advertising and industrial work, Papariello also showed his more artistic photographs at galleries in the Pittsburgh area. Papariello's first studio was at 209 9th Street, later moving to 810 Penn Avenue, and finally relocating to a building he purchased at 835 Western Avenue on the North Side.

His work was featured several times on the cover of Pittsburgher Magazine. Papariello passed away on June 12, 2023.

Preferred Citation

Jim Papariello Photographs, c.1970-2000, MSS 1319, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center

Scope and Contents

The Jim Papariello Photographs are comprised of film negatives and photographic prints, in both black and white and color formats. The photographs primarily consist of commercial work done by Papariello and are divided into three series. Series I highlights buildings, businesses, and neighborhoods found throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Series II contains Papariello's commercial studio photography. Subjects include the Pittsburgh Steelers, local television and radio newscasters, and promotional material for businesses. Series III is entirely made up of photographs of Pittsburgh's steel and manufacturing industry facilities, including Westinghouse Airbrake Company, Mesta Machine Company, and US Steel.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Copyright may be retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

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