East Carson Street Scene

April 7, 1924

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East Carson Street Scene
  • Title
  • East Carson Street Scene
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • April 7, 1924
  • Identifier
  • 715.247206.CP
  • Description
  • A view of trolley car No. 50 as it makes its way down East Carson Street on the South Side, looking west from 3022 East Carson Street, near the Wickersham Public School. Wickersham School was named in honor of James P. Wickersham, who served as the Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1866 until 1881. The school, located at 3004 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood, was erected in 1883. Wickersham School closed on July 1, 1949, and the property was subsequently sold for $66,353. For interior view of this building, please see image number MSP117.B012.F08.I01 in Pittsburgh Public Schools Collection, http://images.library.pitt.edu/p/pps.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Streets
    School buildings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • South Side (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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