Pittsburgh layout – Antique Wall Art
![Pittsburgh layout, [1925] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/67/67e5e244faf2-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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A window into the past: Pittsburgh layout, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Titled "Pittsburgh layout," this glass negative of 4 by 5 inches or smaller comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial firm that sent photographers across the United States in the early twentieth century to document towns, landmarks and everyday scenes for postcards and publications. The title was supplied by the company and has not been independently verified, so the exact subject of the view remains open to interpretation. In the 1920s Pittsburgh was a center of steel and manufacturing, and its rivers and crowded industrial districts drew photographers eager to show the city's scale. Faint streaks and blemishes on the glass come from deterioration in the original coatings, which is common in negatives of this age.
| Created / published | [1925] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,309 × 5,299 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-244497 |
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