Guide to the Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard, ca. 1843-1982 AIS.2006.03

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard
Creator
Pickard, Wesley
Collection Number
AIS.2006.03
Extent
43 items
Date
ca. 1843-1982
Abstract
The Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard contains 43 prints, including lithographs, etchings, watercolors, engravings, and periodical illustrations, that primarily date between 1843 and 1898 with a few created in the 1970s and early 1980s. Subjects depicted include Pittsburgh landmarks, including bridges, downtown buildings, commercial and industrial establishments, and civic institutions that show the city before and during the period of industrial development in the nineteenth century. Digital reproductions of the collection are available online.
Language
English .
Author
Renee Ziemann.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

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Previous Citation

Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard, ca. 1843-1982, AIS.2006.03, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard, ca. 1843-1982, AIS.2006.03, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of the collection are available electronically at http://historicpittsburgh.org/collection/pittsburgh-prints-collection-wesley-pickard.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Renee Ziemann on April 2009.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Wesley Pickard in 2006.

Scope and Content Notes

The Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard contains 43 prints, including lithographs, etchings, watercolors, engravings, and periodical illustrations, that primarily date between 1843 and 1898 with a few created in the 1970s and early 1980s. The prints depict a variety of Pittsburgh landmarks, including bridges, downtown buildings, commercial and industrial establishments, and civic institutions that show the city before and during the period of industrial development in the nineteenth century.

Many of the images show buildings that no longer exist, such as St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh Market and Court House, the old Iron City Brewery, and the Pittsburgh Female College, now Chatham University. Others include images of the Great Fire of 1845 and the burning of the Union Depot during the 1871 Railroad Strike. Additionally, there are bird's-eye views of Downtown and the Point as well as regional sites, such as McKeesport and New Kensington, the Johnstown Flood, the Tobyhanna River Valley, Washington and Jefferson College, and the Western State Penitentiary. Many different artists are represented, including Nat Youngblood, Otto Krebs, S.V. Albee, and Karl Bodmer.

Custodial History

The collection was compiled by Wesley Pickard.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Kurz & Allison
    • Sowle & Shaw
    • Armor, Feurhake & Company
    • W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
    • Stobridge & Co., Lithographers
    • Wegner, Buechner & Mueller
    • Saint Paul Cathedral (Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    • Pittsburgh Female College

    Personal Names

    • Braun, Louis
    • Brown, J. R.
    • Baillie, James S.
    • Weber, Lucas
    • Bodmer, Karl
    • Magnus, Charles
    • Hawley, Hughson
    • Albee, S. V.
    • Upham, C.
    • Graham, C.
    • White, Charles Henry
    • Ward, A. R.
    • McRae, John C.
    • Fowler, T. M. (Thaddeus Mortimer)
    • Devereux, George T.
    • Kuhler, Otto
    • Krebs, Otto
    • Schuchman, William
    • Reinhart, Charles Stanley
    • Lee, Alex Y.
    • Lapp, Charles
    • Smith, C. Warren

    Geographic Names

    • Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) -- Pictorial works
    • Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works
    • Market Square (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Pictorial works
    • Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Pictorial works
    • Allegheny Mountains -- Pictorial works
    • McKeesport (Pa.) -- Pictorial works

    Genres

    • Engravings (Prints)
    • Etchings (Prints)
    • Illustrations (Layout features)
    • Chromolithographs
    • Lithographs

    Other Subjects

    • Public works -- Pictorial works
    • Allegheny County (Pa.) -- Pictorial works
    • Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- Pictorial works
    • Architecture

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