Lawrence Hall | Digital Pitt

1970-1979

Order Reproduction
Title
Lawrence Hall
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1970-1979
Identifier
DLHL01.UA
Description
View of the Forbes Avenue side of David Lawrence Hall. This building, completed in 1968, is devoted to classrooms and lecture halls for social sciences Classes and other courses in disciplines across the curriculum. It is home to the largest auditorium on campus, seating a total of 998. The building was named in honor of David L. Lawrence, Pittsburgh's Mayor from 1946 to 1959 and Pennsylvania Governor from 1959 to 1963. Lawrence was a leader and driving force during Pittsburgh's first great Renaissance of the 1940s and 1950s.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
photographic prints
gelatin silver prints
Subject
Buildings--Design and construction
Forbes Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
David Lawrence Hall (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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