Forbes Field Crowd | Digital Pitt

1950

Order Reproduction
Title
Forbes Field Crowd
Creator
Slantis, Paul
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1950
Identifier
000266.PIC
Description
The crowd cheers at Forbes Field. By this time, the stadium's capacity was 35,000 (expanded from 25,000 in 1938). The Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB), Homestead Grays (Negro League), and the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) all used this stadium. Forbes Field was demolished on July 28, 1971.
Extent
4 x 5 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Baseball fields
Geographic Subjects
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Paul Slantis Photograph Collection, ca. 1946-1956
Collection
Paul Slantis Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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