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Polish Hill

July 8, 1914

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Polish Hill
  • Title
  • Polish Hill
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • July 8, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144175.CP
  • Description
  • A view of Polish Hill during reconstruction efforts following the Thirty-third Street Sewer Explosion. The view shows the plant and dykes being installed to prevent flooding. The view is looking west from Cayuga Street and includes advertisements for Blue Label Ketchup, Old Rover Tobacco, Gazette Times, and Kaufmann's Department store, among others. An unidentified church is visible in the background.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Underground utility lines--Maintenance and repair
    Public works
    Blue collar workers
    Hoisting machinery
    Dwellings
    Billboards
    33rd Street Sewer (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Explosion, 1913
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Polish Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • 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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