Cathedral of Learning Site Before Construction

September 25, 1926

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Cathedral of Learning Site Before Construction
  • Title
  • Cathedral of Learning Site Before Construction
  • Date
  • September 25, 1926
  • Identifier
  • CTL002.UA
  • Description
  • View of the future Cathedral of Learning site , looking north from the rooftop of the Hotel Schenley. The Frick Acres buildings, including the Browne house and tennis courts feature prominently. Also visible are the Masonic Temple, Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Webster Hall, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association (YMWHA). This location was picked by Chancellor John Gabbert Bowman for the site of the Cathedral of Learning in 1920 to fulfill requirements of the growing University.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Buildings--Design and construction
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • 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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