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Date

Type of object

• Book (491) + -
• Finding Aid (369) + -
• Image (258) + -
• Newspaper/Serial (2) + -

Type of resource

• text (607) + -
• still image (265) + -
• mixed material (236) + -
• moving image (1) + -

Collection

• Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection (402) + -
• City Directories (93) + -
• Walter J. Teskey Photographs (55) + -
• Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection (53) + -
• Allegheny Observatory Records (39) + -
• Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company Records (33) + -
• Pennsylvania Railroad Photographs (30) + -
• Robert G. Pflaum Photograph Collection (26) + -
• Joel B. Levinson Photographs (22) + -
• University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions (14) + -

• Darlington Digital Library (13) + -
• Pitt Faculty (9) + -
• Dick Thornburgh Papers (6) + -
• Pitt Administration (5) + -
• University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs (2) + -
• Charles Richardson Photographs (2) + -
• Pitt Nationality Rooms (2) + -
• Pitt Photographs (2) + -
• Urban League of Pittsburgh Records (2) + -
• Darlington Family Papers (1) + -
• Henry Marie Brackenridge and Family Papers (1) + -
• National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, Records (1) + -
• Stockton Family Letters (1) + -
• Darlington Autograph Files (1) + -
• Pittsburgh Speech and Society Project (1) + -
• African American Construction Workers of Pittsburgh Photographs (1) + -
• Daniel Brodhead Papers (1) + -
• Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail Architectural Records (1) + -
• Elsie H. Hillman Papers (1) + -
• Ephraim Douglass Ledgers (1) + -
• James Veech Copybook of the General William Irvine Papers (1) + -
• Monongahela Navigation Company Copybook (1) + -
• Robert McKnight Diaries (1) + -
• Thomas Mellon and William B. Negley Day Book (1) + -
• Pitt Publications (1) + -
• Extension of the Pittsburgh City Limits Minute Book (1) + -
• Charles R. Martin Photographs (1) + -
• Edward J. Shourek Photographs (1) + -
• First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records (1) + -
• John Gates Photographs (1) + -
• Ken Kobus Collection (1) + -
• Northern Liberties Bridge Company Ledger (1) + -
• Northland Historical Image Collection (1) + -
• Paul Slantis Photographs (1) + -
• Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard (1) + -
• Pitt Student Life (1) + -
• Rust Engineering Company Records (1) + -
• Smoke Control Lantern Slides (1) + -
• Spencer Family Photographs (1) + -
• William H. Wolf Photographs (1) + -

Source

• Walter J. Teskey Photograph Collection (54) + -
• Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002 (52) + -
• Allegheny Observatory Records, 1850-1967 (39) + -
• Pennsylvania Railroad Glass Plate Negative Collection, 1907-1917 (29) + -
• Robert G. Pflaum Slide Collection, 1910-2000 (25) + -
• Joel B. Levinson Photographs, 1950-2006 (22) + -
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Photographs, 1886-1972 (21) + -
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Photographs, 1886-1972 (11) + -
• Dick Thornburgh papers, 1932-[ongoing] (6) + -
• Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Collection, 1953-2005 (2) + -

• Charles Richardson Photographs, 1952-1954 (1) + -
• Private collection of Ralph Jahn (1) + -
• Urban League of Pittsburgh Records, 1915-1963 (1) + -

Creator

• Teskey, Walter J. (54) + -
• Pittsburgh City Photographer (52) + -
• Allegheny Observatory (37) + -
• Pennsylvania Railroad (29) + -
• Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company (28) + -
• Pflaum, Robert G. (25) + -
• Levinson, Joel B. (22) + -
• Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co./P. E. Berlin (3) + -
• F. C. Jordan/Allegheny Observatory (1) + -
• Frank Jordan/Allegheny Observatory (1) + -

• H. F. Renzelman (1) + -
• Jack Caldwell/Tom Vrana (1) + -
• Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co./G. E. Meyer (1) + -
• Richardson, Charles (1) + -
• Unknown (1) + -

Series

• Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities (20) + -
• J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities (17) + -
• Pittsburgh Club constitution and rules (14) + -
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory (10) + -
• Pittsburgh directory (8) + -
• R.L. Polk & Co.'s Pittsburgh city directory (6) + -
• Councilmanic hand book of Pittsburgh (5) + -
• Polk's Pittsburgh city directory (5) + -
• Annual reports of the various officers and standing committees of the City of Allegheny for the fiscal year ending (4) + -
• Directory of Pittsburgh & vicinity for (3) + -

• Pittsburgh series in social and labor history (3) + -
• Polk's Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) city directory (3) + -
• Prominent families, Pittsburgh (3) + -
• American guide series (2) + -
• Bulletin combined with the index (2) + -
• City of Allegheny financial reports for the fiscal year ending (2) + -
• Civic Pittsburgh (2) + -
• Flem's fancies ; v. 2 (2) + -
• Municipal year book (2) + -
• Pittsburgh Club officers of the Club and members of the Board of Governors since organization [and] members (2) + -
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny blue book (2) + -
• Bureau of Business Research monographs ; no. 7 (1) + -
• Charter and by-laws of the Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh (1) + -
• Darlington digital library (1) + -
• Directory for ... of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities (1) + -
• Federation of social agencies of Pittsburgh and Allegheny county. Bureau of social research. Basic information workbooks no. 1 (1) + -
• Lewis' Pittsburgh guide (1) + -
• Pittsburg bulletin (1) + -
• R. L. Polk & Co. and R. L. Dudley's Pittsburgh, Allegheny City and Allegheny County business directory (1) + -
• The American forts series (1) + -
• The Pittsburgh survey : findings in six volumes ; [v.5] (1) + -
• The Pittsburgh survey; findings in six volumes, ed. by Paul Underwood Kellogg. [6] (1) + -
• The challenge of the cities series (1) + -
• Year book, annual reports (1) + -
• [Pittsburgh. University.] Bureau of business research monographs. no. 1 (1) + -

Subject

• History (189) + -
• Politics and government (84) + -
• Housing (82) + -
• Population (77) + -
• Buildings (73) + -
• Census, 1970 (71) + -
• Statistics (71) + -
• Streets (66) + -
• Social life and customs (59) + -
• Pennsylvania (51) + -

• Church history (47) + -
• Flood damage (47) + -
• Pittsburgh (Pa.). (47) + -
• Railroads (47) + -
• Men (44) + -
• Pittsburgh. (40) + -
• Commerce (39) + -
• Pittsburgh (39) + -
• Women (36) + -
• Social conditions (35) + -
• Education (29) + -
• Labor unions (29) + -
• Brunot Island (28) + -
• Brunot Island (Pa.). (28) + -
• Design and construction. (28) + -
• Employees. (28) + -
• Railroad bridges (28) + -
• Rivers (27) + -
• Description and travel (26) + -
• Jews (26) + -
• Societies, etc (25) + -
• cataloging in progress (25) + -
• Buildings, structures, etc (24) + -
• Clubs (24) + -
• Economic conditions (24) + -
• Urban renewal (24) + -
• Industries (22) + -
• Universities and colleges (22) + -
• Transportation (21) + -
• Genealogy (20) + -
• Industrial buildings (20) + -
• Bridges (18) + -
• Steel industry and trade (18) + -
• Anniversaries, etc (17) + -
• Biography (17) + -
• City planning (17) + -
• Ohio River. (17) + -
• African Americans (16) + -
• Church buildings (16) + -
• Lawyers (16) + -

Contributor

• University of Pittsburgh (818) + -
• Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (110) + -
• Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (66) + -
• Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania (4) + -
• University of Pittsburgh Press (3) + -
• Northland Public Library (1) + -

Location

• Pittsburgh (Pa.) (1120) + -
• Pennsylvania (587) + -
• Pittsburgh (524) + -
• United States (69) + -
• Allegheny (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (59) + -
• Allegheny County (Pa.) (57) + -
• Downtown (49) + -
• Allegheny County (36) + -
• Observatory Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.). (31) + -
• North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (16) + -

• Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (13) + -
• Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (12) + -
• Philadelphia (Pa.) (12) + -
• South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (12) + -
• Fort Pitt (Pa.) (9) + -
• New York (N.Y.) (8) + -
• Fayette County (Pa.) (7) + -
• McKeesport (Pa.) (7) + -
• Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.) (7) + -
• Shadyside (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (6) + -
• Washington (D.C.) (6) + -
• Washington County (Pa.) (6) + -
• Westmoreland County (Pa.) (6) + -
• Beaver County (Pa.) (5) + -
• Chicago (Ill.) (5) + -
• Clairton (Pa.) (5) + -
• Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (5) + -
• East Allegheny (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (5) + -
• Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (5) + -
• Greene County (Pa.) (5) + -
• Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (5) + -
• Maryland (5) + -
• Mount Washington (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (5) + -
• Ohio (5) + -
• Point State Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (5) + -
• Wilkinsburg (Pa.) (5) + -
• East Liberty (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (4) + -
• Harrisburg (Pa.) (4) + -
• Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (4) + -
• Monroeville (Pa.) (4) + -
• New York (State) (4) + -
• Philadelphia (4) + -
• Schenley Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (4) + -
• Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (4) + -
• Troy Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (4) + -
• Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) (3) + -
• Altoona (Pa.) (3) + -
• Ambridge (3) + -
• Bloomfield (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (3) + -
• Connellsville (Pa.) (3) + -