Skip Hoist

September 17, 1914

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Skip Hoist
  • Title
  • Skip Hoist
  • Creator
  • R.W. Johnston Studios
  • Date
  • September 17, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 200805.07.WP
  • Description
  • Progress Photograph Number 7, for the William Penn Hotel. The hotel was designed by Janssen and Abbot and the construction engineer was James L. Stuart. Excavated earth is being loaded into the back of a truck. Five men are pictured in this image. The truck is made by Pierce.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Hotels--Design and construction
    Buildings--Design and construction
    Hoisting machinery
    Construction workers
    Streets
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • William Penn Hotel Construction Progress Photograph Collection, 1914-1916
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Progress Photographs: William Penn Hotel
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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