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Corliss Street Tunnel and Ohio River View

September 16, 1914

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Corliss Street Tunnel and Ohio River View
  • Title
  • Corliss Street Tunnel and Ohio River View
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • September 16, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144251.CP
  • Description
  • A view of two bosses overseeing the pouring of concrete in the arch of "Type A" section of the Corliss Street Tunnel. The tunnel was built in a series of improvements by the Bureau of Engineering to connect Corliss Street and West Carson Street more efficiently. Across the Ohio River, Pittsburgh Brass Company and a tannery are visible, as well as several unidentified churches and homes.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Tunnels--Design and construction
    Blue collar workers
    Dwellings
    Industrial buildings
    Rivers
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Ohio River
    Elliott (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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