Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Iron & Steel Photographic Collection

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Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh's development as the world's leading producer of iron and steel.  Photos include Titans of Industry such as Charles Schwab and Andrew Carnegie as well as mill workers, trainmen, secretaries, and Iron Puddlers. The collection also includes mill fronts, railroads and the factory floor.
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Alexander Rolland Peacock
Alexander Rolland Peacock
Peacock, Alexander Rolland, 1861-1928 -- Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 -- Friends and associates -- Pictorial works., Carnegie Steel Company -- Pictorial works., Industrialists -- United States -- Pictorial works., Executives -- United States -- Pictorial works., Steel industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.
Alfred E. Hunt in uniform
Alfred E. Hunt in uniform
Hunt, Alfred E. (Alfred Ephraim), 1855-1899 -- Pictorial works., Pennsylvania -- National Guard -- Pictorial works., Aluminum Company of America -- Presidents -- Pictorial works., Metallurgists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Industrialists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Aluminum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 13 x 9 cm. + 1 print (9 x 7 cm.)
Alfred E. Hunt, Roy A. Hunt.
Alfred E. Hunt, Roy A. Hunt.
Hunt, Alfred E. (Alfred Ephraim), 1855-1899., Hunt, Roy Arthur, 1881-1966., Aluminum Company of America -- Presidents -- Pictorial works., Metallurgists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Industrialists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Library benefactors -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Aluminum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 12 x 10 cm.
American Iron Works invoice
Invoice for items purchased from American Iron Works, Jones & Laughlin by Wm. B. Scaife & Sons.
Jones & Laughlins -- Miscellanea -- Pictorial works., Wm. B. Scaife & Sons Company -- Miscellanea -- Pictorial works., Steel industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Miscellanea -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. + 1 print (b&w ; 6 x 10 cm.)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works., Railroad stations -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works.
1 negatives : film, b&w ; 5 x 13 cm.
Barge on river.
Barge on river, 1919
Barges -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) -- Pictorial works., Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Transportation -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Seventh Street Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, black and white ; 10 x 12 cm
Barge on river, 1915
Barge on river, 1915
Barges -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, black and white ; 10 x 11 cm
Charles C. Ramsey, 1888
Charles C. Ramsey, 1888
Ramsey, Charles C. -- Pictorial works., Crucible Steel Company of America -- Presidents -- Pictorial works., Steel industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Industrialists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Charles M. Schwab in 1901.
Charles M. Schwab in 1901.
Schwab, Charles M., 1862-1939 -- Pictorial works., United States Steel Corporation -- Presidents -- Pictorial works., Carnegie Steel Company -- Employees -- Pictorial works., Industrialists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. + 1 print (b&w ; 8 x 6 cm.)
Charles Martin Hall
Charles Martin Hall
Hall, Charles Martin, 1863-1914 -- Pictorial works., Pittsburgh -- Reduction Company -- Pictorial works., Inventors United States -- Pictorial works., Engineers United States -- Pictorial works., Aluminum industry and trade United States -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.
Concourse in front of
Concourse in front of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Downtown Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad Station (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works., Railroad stations -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Central business districts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Air -- Pollution -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Smoke -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, black and white ; 13 x 10 cm + 1 print (black and white ; 11 x 9 cm)
Daniel M. Clemson.
Daniel M. Clemson.
Clemson, Daniel M., 1853-1936 -- Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 -- Friends and associates -- Pictorial works., Carnegie Steel Company -- Pictorial works., United States Steel Corporation -- Employees -- Pictorial works., Carnegie Natural Gas Co. -- Presidents -- Pictorial works., Industrialists -- United States -- Pictorial works., Executives -- United States -- Pictorial works., Directors of corporations -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.
Downtown from Union Station
Downtown from Union Station
Union Station (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works., Prizer-Painter Stove & Heater Company -- Pictorial works.
Railroad stations -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.; Central business districts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works.; Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
Downtown Pittsburgh skyline view
Downtown Pittsburgh skyline view, 1896
Exposition Park (Allegheny, Pa.) -- Pictorial works., Central business districts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Baseball fields -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works., North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works., Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Dr. Frank Conrad
Dr. Frank Conrad
Conrad, Frank, 1874-1941 -- Pictorial works., Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company -- Employees -- Pictorial works., Radio broadcasters -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Electrical engineers -- United States -- Pictorial works., Inventors -- United States -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Drawing of Hussey Steel Mill
Drawing of Hussey Steel Mill complex on Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Steel-works -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Steel industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 14 cm.
Engine 137 A
Engine 137 A / Abram Brown, photographer.
Locomotives United States -- Pictorial Works., Photographs.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.
Engine 8494 E-2A, 1905
Engine 8494 E-2A, 1905 / Abram Brown, photographer.
Locomotives -- United States -- Pictorial works., Railroads -- United States -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Excursion train poster
Excursion train poster, Pennsylvania Station, Novemember 9, 1923 / Abram Brown, photographer.
Pennsylvania Railroad Station (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works., Railroad stations -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Central business districts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial works., Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works.
1 negative : film, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Exterior view of a Pittsburgh steel mill
Exterior view of a Pittsburgh steel mill / photographer, Luke Swank.
Steel-works -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial Works., Steel industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Pictorial Works., Pittsburgh (Pa.) Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial Works., Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Pictorial Works
1 negative : film, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.