Posts Tagged: Historic Pittsburgh
More From the Furnace
Carrie Furnace, remanent of a bygone era. Pittsburgh.
100-300mm Zeiss Vario-Distagon CY, Sony A7II, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
T minus 12 and Counting
Carrie Furnace. It’s a blast.
55mm Sony Zeiss Sonnar EF, Sony A7II, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
Carrie Furnace
You never know what you might find at Carrie!
55mm Sony Zeiss Sonnar FE, Sony A7r, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
Carrie Furnace
Once the mightiest machine on earth, this is about all that is left of Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Works. This mammoth steel making and processing plant covered hundreds of acres on both sides of the Monongahela River just upstream from Pittsburgh. All that remains now is a pair of blast furnaces and their supporting structures. This image does not show a blast furnace but does show some of the necessary support structures.
The following panorama from the Library of Congress taken in 1912 will give you some sense of the scope of the Homestead Works. The group of blast furnaces known as Carrie Furnace are just barely visible across the river on the far right in the gap in the smoke stacks.
Kurt’s View – Historic Pittsburgh
Taken from Duquesne incline between 1900 and 1915. These old glass plate negatives have a wealth of information recorded in them. Treated with a little TLC they make marvelous prints! Come see this and many others at the show.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the plate was copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Company. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. The files were created by photographing the glass plates with a large format view camera equipped with a scanning back. All prints are contemporary archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit is Shaw Galleries, 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. http://www.shawgalleries.com info@shawgalleries.com
The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!
National Tube Works – Historic Pittsburgh
National Tube Works, between 1900 and 1910. These old glass plate negatives have a wealth of information recorded in them and treated with a little TLC they make marvelous prints! Come see this and many others at the show.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the plate was copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Company. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. The files were created by photographing the glass plates with a large format view camera equipped with a scanning back. All prints are contemporary archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit is Shaw Galleries, 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. http://www.shawgalleries.com info@shawgalleries.com
The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!
“Gipsy” Smith – Historic Pittsburgh
“Gipsy” Smith (center–holding a puppy) was an English born Romani who became a well known evangelist. He traveled to America many times in his lifetime. This photograph was made in Pittsburgh in 1909.
A couple of notes on this image: This file was created from a print, not a glass plate negative as were most of the other images in this exhibit. If you view my print at Shaw Galleries you will see the difference in image quality. There is a lack of detail contrast and edge definition, and the paper surface is part of the image. Because of the paper presence in the image I think this might have been a platinum print.
Also this image is very likely wrong reading (mirrored–flopped horizontally). I say that because the text was scribed into the emulsion of the glass plate. If the plate were printed correctly (emulsion to the paper) the text would be wrong reading. Lastly, you can see evidence of the glass plate in the upper and lower right corners where the glass has been chipped.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the print is from the Detroit Publishing Company. All prints are contemporary archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit is Shaw Galleries http://www.shawgalleries.com 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!
Smithfield Street Bridge – Historic Pittsburgh
The Smithfield Street Bridge crossing the Monongahela River, shot between 1900 and 1910. On the south shore is the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad station with the Monongahela Incline on Mount Washington.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the print is marked as copyright by the Detroit Publishing Company. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. The files were created by photographing the glass plates with a large format view camera equipped with a scanning back. All prints are contemporary archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit is Shaw Galleries http://www.shawgalleries.com 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!
Street Life – Historic Pittsburgh
Sixth Avenue in 1908.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the print is marked as copyright by the Detroit Publishing Company. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. The files were created by photographing the glass plates with a large format view camera equipped with a scanning back. All prints are contemporary archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit is Shaw Galleries http://www.shawgalleries.com 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!
Carnegie Institute – Historic Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute circa 1910-1920.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the print is marked as copyright by the Detroit Publishing Company. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. The files were created by photographing the glass plates with a large format view camera equipped with a scanning back. All prints are contemporary archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit is Shaw Galleries http://www.shawgalleries.com 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!