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Riverfront Tent

ca. 1890-1910

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Riverfront Tent
  • Title
  • Riverfront Tent
  • Date
  • ca. 1890-1910
  • Identifier
  • 20100413-ocl-0759
  • Source Identifier
  • 2003.05
  • Description
  • This riverfront tent is one of many structures erected in Oakmont along the river by visitors in the summertime. While some people built larger, more resilient structures, a tent was a much cheaper way to vacation in Oakmont. Oakmont attracted many Pittsburghers on weekends and holidays as a resort destination. Visitors came by both train and boat. Oakmont even had to hire more policemen to keep watch over the large influx of people. Summer cottages were built in the Morris Camps section of Oakmont, many of which have been converted to permanent residences. A camp like this one could be spotted many places along the Allegheny River. Originally from the Oakmont Centennial Book Collection.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
    Canoes and canoeing--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Recreation--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
  • Source
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • 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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