Salk Hall | Digital Pitt

ca. 1954-1957

Title
Salk Hall
Creator
Unknown
Date
ca. 1954-1957
Identifier
SLKH01.UA
Description
Salk Hall houses the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dental Medicine. The building was named after Dr. Jonas Salk. While on the faculty, Salk created the first effective polio vaccine. The building, which was constructed in 1941, was initially known as the Municipal Hospital, until the University of Pittsburgh bought it in October 1957 and changed the name to Salk Hall.
Place of Publication
Oakland
Type
still image
Subject
Terrace Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings
University of Pittsburgh Salk Hall
College buildings
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
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