Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A warning on a blackboard in the drivers' room at the Greyhound garage – Antique Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A warning on a blackboard in the drivers' room at the Greyhound garage, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A warning on a blackboard in the drivers' room at the Greyhound garage
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A blackboard in the drivers' room at a Greyhound garage in Pittsburgh is the particular focus here, with its warning written out for the crews who came through the room. In September 1943, the bus industry was under heavy strain. Gasoline and tire rationing had limited vehicles and maintenance, while wartime workers and service members crowded buses on routes between defense plants and home. Photographs like this one were made by the Office of War Information, whose Overseas Picture Division distributed images of American home-front life to audiences abroad.
| Created / published | 1943 Sept. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : nitrate ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches or smaller. |
| Genre | Nitrate negatives. |
| Notes | Title and other information from caption card. United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. |
| Subjects | United States--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County--Pittsburgh. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,250 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-205599 |
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