[Pittsburgh, a city experienced - various views] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Pittsburgh, a city experienced - various views], [1955 or 1956] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/07/0778e4c60815-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Pittsburgh, a city experienced - various views], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Pittsburgh, a city experienced - various views]
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Two prints in this group focus on the working edges of the city, where railroad tracks, bridges and yards meet barges and coal on the rivers. W. Eugene Smith made them around 1955 or 1956 while assembling his photographic interpretation of Pittsburgh, a project that aimed to show the city through sustained, close looking rather than a single postcard view. The mix of freight lines, river traffic and industrial plants reflects a place where rail, water and coal were still central to the economy. Worth noticing is how Smith uses those hard, repeated forms to suggest the daily rhythm of the people who depended on them.
| Created / published | [1955 or 1956] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 photographic prints : gelatin silver. |
| Genre | Gelatin silver prints 1950-1960. |
| Notes | In album: A city experienced: Pittsburgh, Pa., a photographic interpretation / W. Eugene Smith, v. 3, E9-R332. |
| Subjects | Railroad tracks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1950-1960. Railroad bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1950-1960. Railroad shops & yards--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1950-1960. Barges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1950-1960. Coal--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1950-1960. Industrial facilities--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1950-1960. Pittsburgh (Pa.)--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,642 × 3,714 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223390 |
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