Corliss Street Tunnel

September 16, 1914

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Corliss Street Tunnel
  • Title
  • Corliss Street Tunnel
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • September 16, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144248.CP
  • Description
  • A view of men working atop the north portal of the Corliss Street Tunnel. The tunnel was built in a series of improvements by the Bureau of Engineering to connect Corliss Street and West Carson Street more efficiently. Many homes and businesses are visible on the other side of the Ohio River.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Tunnels--Design and construction
    Blue collar workers
    Dwellings
    Industrial buildings
    Rivers
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Ohio River
    Esplen (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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