Sixth Street from Penn Avenue

1870/1954

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Title
Sixth Street from Penn Avenue
Creator
unknown
Identifier
MSP33.B011.F12.I06
Description
View of Sixth Street from Penn Avenue towards the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. On the right is the Lyceum Theater at 133 Sixth Street and across the street is Truby’s, a popular saloon, at 134 Sixth Street. The policeman standing to the left of the streetcart is wearing the traditional English round “Bobby” helmet. Traffic is a mixture of automobiles and horse-drawn wagons.
Subject
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Sixth Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Horses--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Street-railways--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Electric railroads--Cars--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Policemen--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Lyceum Theater (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Truby’s (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation Collection Photographs, 1864-1953, MSP 33, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Collection
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
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