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Pittsburgh / Robt. Minor. – Antique Print

Pittsburgh / Robt. Minor., 1916 — antique lithograph
Pittsburgh / Robt. Minor., 1916. Antique lithograph from the Pittsburgh collection.

(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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This rare antique lithograph captures Pittsburgh / Robt. Minor. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Robert Minor's drawing carries the title "Pittsburgh," but its subjects are deadly violence and labor unrest: the record links it to homicides and steel strikes in the city, with bayonets as the instrument of force. Minor drew for *The Masses*, the New York socialist monthly known for sharp political art, which federal authorities shut down during the First World War. Made in lithographic crayon and india ink, the picture reflects the long conflict between Pittsburgh's steel companies and their workers, a rivalry that had turned bloody at Homestead in 1892.

Created / published1916
Medium1 drawing on paper : lithographic crayon and india ink.
GenreDrawings 1910-1920.
NotesBen and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Masses, no. 8 (August 1916). Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1993:188.1
SubjectsHomicides--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1910-1920. Steel industry strikes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1910-1920. Bayonets--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,498 × 1,203 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218748

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