Building Supports for William Penn

March 1, 1915

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Building Supports for William Penn
  • Title
  • Building Supports for William Penn
  • Creator
  • R.W. Johnston Studios
  • Date
  • March 1, 1915
  • Identifier
  • 200805.18.WP
  • Description
  • Progress Photograph Number 21 of the William Penn Hotel. The hotel was designed by Janssen and Abbot and the construction engineer was James L. Stuart. The steel beams seem to be completely free-standing at this point. The People's Gas Company building is in the background. There are two progress photographs taken on March 1, 1915 (200801.18.WP and 200801.19.WP).
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Hotels--Design and construction
    Buildings--Design and construction
    William Penn Hotel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • William Penn Hotel Construction Progress Photograph Collection, 1914-1916
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Progress Photographs: William Penn Hotel
  • 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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