Scaife Company Display in Kaufmanns

June, 1944

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Title
Scaife Company Display in Kaufmanns
Date
June, 1944
Identifier
20100416-ocl-0780
Source Identifier
2003.05
Description
Alice Kendall and Bill Bleichner pose in front of the Scaife Company display in Kaufmanns. The company was influential in building parts for tanks and armament, and this display illustrated their involvement in the war effort. In 1891, William Scaife and Sons Co. moved its iron plant from Pittsburgh to Oakmont. Charles Scaife, who owned the company at that time, was married to James Verner's daughter. She had inherited a large riverfront tract between Ann St. and Delaware Avenue from her father, and it was on that land that the Scaife Company built the plant. The Scaife Company also owned Scaife Field, located across Ann Street from the plant. Oakmont High School's home games took place at Scaife Field. Other Oakmont sports teams also used this field as their venue. When Riverside Park was constructed in the 1960s, it replaced Scaife Field in these capacities. The Scaife Building now houses Beverly Healthcare nursing home. Originally from the Louis Devic Collection
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
Kaufmanns (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Scaife Company (Oakmont, Pa.)
Bleichner, Bill
Kendall, Alice
Industry--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
Steel Industry and Trade--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
War Industry--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
Businesses--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
Source
Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
Contributor
Oakmont Carnegie Library
Collection
Oakmont Historical Image Collection
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