Hump Cut | Digital Pitt

January 6, 1914

Order Reproduction
Title
Hump Cut
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
January 6, 1914
Identifier
715.141393.CP
Description
A view of the north side of Diamond Street, looking west from Cherry Alley, in the final phases of the Hump Cut. Planning for the Hump Cut began in 1909, and the final cut began in 1913. It changed the gradient of Grant Street, Diamond Street, and Oliver, Fifth, Sixth, Webster and Wylie Avenues.
Extent
5 x 7 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Streets
Commercial buildings
Pedestrians
Horse-drawn vehicles
Geographic Subjects
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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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