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duquesne incline – Vintage Print

duquesne incline — historic image
duquesne incline. Historic image from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic image of duquesne incline brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Few railways climb a hillside as steeply as the Duquesne Incline, which lifts passengers from the South Side flats of Pittsburgh up the face of Mount Washington. Opened in 1877, it was built to carry steelworkers and other residents between the river valley mills and the hilltop neighborhoods, where the air was cleaner and the commute easier. Its two counterbalanced cars, one rising as the other descends, still run on the original principle. The incline's upper station offers a view over the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, a vantage that has drawn visitors for more than a century.

Original scan3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi
Reference860656183_6941cfe60b_o duquesne incline

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