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Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science

1947-02-05

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Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
  • Title
  • Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
  • Creator
  • Newman-Schmidt Studios
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B003.F09.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B003.F09.I01
  • Description
  • Caption on the back of the photograph reads, “The Buhl Planetarium is the largest and most modern of America’s five planetaria. Here Pittsburghers see dramatic sky shows in which the stars and planets are the actors. Located on Pittsburgh’s North Side, the building also contains the Institute of Popular Science.” The Buhl Planetarium was designed by architects Ingham, Pratt & Boyd. The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science closed as a public museum on August 31, 1991. In April 2002, Pittsburgh City Council approved a bill allowing the lease of the building to the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Planetariums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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