Postcards (PA)

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  • Subject = (1878-1916) Industrialization and Imperialism
  • Location Covered = United States, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County

About This Collection

This collection of approximately 23,260 postcards from the 1880s to the 1970s includes images from across the U.S. and all 67 Pennsylvania counties and highlights cities, towns, buildings, local businesses and industries, parks, and scenic and street views. Additional images include business and industry advertising, highways, states, and foreign countries. Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides digital access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.

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Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., Industry: View taken around one of the largest Manufacturing Concerns in the World, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., Industry: Westinghouse Plant "E"
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., Northside and Old Allegheny City: Allegheny, Pa., The Largest Gas Tank in the World
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Birds Eye View, 1908, Taken from Duquesne Heights
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Coal Boats at Point Bridge
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Coal Fleets on Ohio River
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Coal Fleets on the Ohio River
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Coal Fleets ready to go South
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Monongahela River
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Monongahela River and City from Duquesne Heights
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Monongahela River, showing Coal Barges and Steamers
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Monongahela River, showing Coal Barges and Steamers
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Monongahela River, showing Coal Barges and Steamers
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Monongahela Wharves
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: Point Bridge and Coal Fleet
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: The Pittsburg Wharf on the Monongahela River
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: The Wharf (Monongahela River and Boats)
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., River Views: The Wharf (Monongahela River and Boats)