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Title
WUP Engineering
Creator
Unknown
Date
1895
Identifier
WUP01.UA
Description
Male Students Study Drafting in the Engineering Classroom at the Western University of Pennsylvania. Founded as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 and private through much of its history, the University was chartered in 1819 as the Western University of Pennsylvania and was first located in downtown Pittsburgh. The Reverend Robert Bruce was the first principal of the University, Leading four others on the faculty. Tuition was Twenty Five dollars per year for the Classical Section and Thirty for the Collegiate Section. Boarding could be obtained for One or Two Dollars per week. The first graduating class was in 1823 and consisted of three graduates. By 1830, the university moved to the intersection of Third Avenue and Cherry Way. After the 1845 fire, the university relocated to Ross and Diamond Streets. Additional moves would place the university in Allegheny City until 1908 when it was renamed the University of Pittsburgh. The university relocated for the final time in 1909 with its move to Oakland. Today, the University of Pittsburgh system consists of a 132-acre Pittsburgh campus, located in the Oakland section of the city, and regional campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville.
Place of Publication
North Side
Type
still image
Subject
North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Western University of Pennsylvania.
Students--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Engineering--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Study and teaching.
Classrooms--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic Subjects
North Side
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Pitt Student Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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