Emergency Work at the Lumber Yard

November 30, 1913

Pittsburgh City Photographer

Men, horses, and wagons are scattered through the lumber yard during emergency work to repair the effects of the 33rd Street Sewer Explosion. On the bridge above, large numbers of men gather to watch the workers. The image is being taken from the lumber yard roof, looking east.

Underground utility lines--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Public works--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Railroad tracks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Industrial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Railroad bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; 33rd Street Sewer (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Explosion, November 25, 1913.; Thirty-first Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

Lower Lawrenceville

6 1/2 x 8 1/2 Glass Plate Negative

715.133846.CP

Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002

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