Posts Tagged: Monongahela River
Another for the Bridge Lover – Historic Pittsburgh
The Sixth Street Bridge, circa 1900-1910. This view is from the south shore of the Mon, looking across to downtown. Does anyone know when they removed the elevated roadway on the downtown side of the river? I swear I can remember it as a child. Also, have a look at the ornate ironwork that constitutes the bridge entrance facade.
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 LOC attribution is The Detroit Collection and 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!
Panorama – Historic Pittsburgh
A panoramic view of Pittsburgh from Mount Washington in 1919. The Monongahela River is the foreground with the confluence with the Allegheny River just visible at the far left. It is interesting to note how far from the point the main part of downtown was in those days. Not visible at this reduced size are the warehouses and elevated rail freight terminals covering the area downstream of the high-rise buildings. If I print this at full size it will be 50 inches wide by 12 inches high. I might have to make it smaller so it can be framed and matted properly for this exhibit.
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 from the Detroit Collection. The photographer’s name is unknown but the inscription on the photo is Altwater Brothers, Commercial Photographers, 525 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh. The original was probably two banquet camera negatives. All prints for this exhibit will be 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 will be Shaw Galleries, 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!
For the Bridge Lover – Historic Pittsburgh
The Point Bridge, circa 1900. This bridge spanned the Monongahela River immediately upstream of the confluence with the Allegheny River, of course forming the Ohio. This view is southwest showing Mount Washington on the other side of the river.
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 LOC attribution is The Detriot Collection. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. All prints will be 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 will be Shaw Galleries, 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!