Pennsylvania Geological Survey - Historical Photographs

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View across Monongahela River channel, showing skyline

Cities, Towns, and Buildings

View across Monongahela River channel, showing skyline, cut down in post early glacial time. From bridge over B&O Railroad in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh.

View across site of University of Pittsburgh Memorial Building

Topography

View across site of University of Pittsburgh Memorial Building in early glacial Monongahela Channel. Valley graded up at this point. Pittsburgh.

View across Turtle Creek

Cities, Towns, and Buildings

View across Turtle Creek, east of Wilmerding.

View in Grandview

Oil and Gas

View in Grandview, McKeesport gas field.

View in Snake Hollow

Oil and Gas

View in Snake Hollow above Auld Well which burned, McKeesport gas field.

View of Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Cities, Towns, and Buildings

View of Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, from hotel room

View over Christy Park

Oil and Gas

View over Christy Park looking towards Liberty Borough.

View towards Wiley Run

Topography

View towards Wiley Run, peneplanation, from benchmark 1195 in Pittsburgh quadrangle.

Washington Crossing Bridge

Cities, Towns, and Buildings

Washington Crossing Bridge, 40th Street, Pittsburgh to North Side at J895 I, Pittsburgh.

Well drilling in head of Snake Hollow

Oil and Gas

Well drilling in head of Snake Hollow near McKeesport.

Well drilling in head of Snake Hollow near McKeesport

Oil and Gas

Well drilling in head of Snake Hollow near McKeesport

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