Young Steel Worker

 

Young Italian Steel Worker, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1908, by Lewis W. Hine, American 1874-1940. 

I Am Honest

Political campaign postcard, 1937, illustrator unknown.   From my collection.

Graveyard and Steel Mills, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Graveyard and Steel Mills, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1935, by Walker Evans, American, 1903-1975.

Late 19th Century Lumber Camps From Western Pennsylvania

All photos by William T. Clarke, American, 1859-1930, all thought to be from the late 19th Century, and all thought to be taken in central and western Pennsylvania.  Top to bottom. 1. Swampers carving out a mountain road.  2. Locomotive and car derailment Clinton County, 3. "The Shacks" near Cross Fork, Potter, County.   4. Temporary bark hut made by bark peelers. 5. Men resting at a lumber camp, Wind Fall Run, Potter, County.  6.  Building a log slide.  7.  Horseplay on the roof.  8. Winter camp.  9.  Men with three bicycles.  10.  Two girls by a stream.  11.  Men take a break from work.

Steel Plant, Pittsburgh, PA

Steel Plant, Pittsburgh, PA, 1955, by W. Eugene Smith, born William Eugene Smith, American, 1918-1978.

Fort Pitt

Plans for a new fort at Pittsburgh, 1759.  Architect unknown.

QSL, Cynwyd, PA

QSL Card, mailed 1941, illustrator unknown.  From my collection.