CardCow Vintage Postcards

The Cathedral Of Learning At Night

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:32:47 +0100

Title:
The Cathedral Of Learning At Night
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Description:
This great building which was started in 1926 will accommodate 12,000 students.

Liberty Bridge And Entrance To Tunnels

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:32:46 +0100

Title:
Liberty Bridge And Entrance To Tunnels
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen PM 1942 Oct-02

Description:
Liberty Bridge and Tunnel, over a mile long at south end of bridge, cut through solid rock at cost of over $7,000,000.

Presbyterian Hospital, Schenley District

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:32:42 +0100

Title:
Presbyterian Hospital, Schenley District
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Description:
Presbyterian Hospital, eye and Ear Hospital, Children's Hospital and Clinic. A group of hospitals in the Medical Centre of Pittsburgh.

Cathedral Of Learning At Night

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:32:41 +0100

Title:
Cathedral Of Learning At Night
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Description:
Allegheny County Court House, Koppers and Gulf Buildings. A view showing three Pittsburgh masterpieces, Allegheny County Court House, of the Romanesque architecture, Cathedral of Learning of the modern stone design and the 20th Century type skyscraper buildings.

The Gateway Center

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:39:32 +0100

Title:
The Gateway Center
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
Included in This View are, from left to right, the Gateway Towers, the Hilton Hotel, Gateway #1, and the State Office Building.

Views Of Wilkinsburg

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Views Of Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh (PA), Real Photo unused

Western Pennsylvania Exposition Building

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:13 +0100

Title:
Western Pennsylvania Exposition Building
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back unused

Coal Fleet Awaiting High Water Stage For Shipment To The South

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:13 +0100

Title:
Coal Fleet Awaiting High Water Stage For Shipment To The South
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1910 May-25

Beachwood Boulevard

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:12 +0100

Title:
Beachwood Boulevard
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1909 Nov-19

Lock And Dam, Monongahela River

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:12 +0100

Title:
Lock And Dam, Monongahela River
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM Sep-15

Rosenbaums

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:11 +0100

Title:
Rosenbaums
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1913

Commonwealth Building

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:11 +0100

Title:
Commonwealth Building
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back unused

Pittsburgh Incline

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 04:35:07 +0100

Title:
Pittsburgh Incline
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen PM 1939 Oct-24

Description:
The only incline in the world with a curve

Skyline Of Business Section From Grandview Park At Night

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 04:34:51 +0100

Title:
Skyline Of Business Section From Grandview Park At Night
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 04:34:51 +0100

Title:
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Washington High School

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
Washington High School
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
Most modern school. Has a great history for scholastic and athletic achievements amongst its students

Fort Pitt Hotel

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:56:58 +0100

Title:
Fort Pitt Hotel
Pittsburgh (PA), White Border unused

Bird's Eye View Of Schenley Park Section

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:41:54 +0100

Title:
Bird's Eye View Of Schenley Park Section
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1915 Mar-15

Description:
Bird's Eye View of Schenley Park Section showing Schenley Hotel, Base Ball Stadium. University Buildings, Soldiers Monument. Cathedral and Technical Schools, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Night View Of Carnegie Illinois Steel Mill On Monongahela River

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Night View Of Carnegie Illinois Steel Mill On Monongahela River
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Description:
A view showing the Clairton Works, Carnegie Illinois Steel, Mills on the Monongahela River.

Pennsylvania Railroad Station

Sun, 18 May 2008 21:51:50 +0100

Title:
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Montefiore Hospital

Sun, 18 May 2008 21:51:50 +0100

Title:
Montefiore Hospital
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Scene In A. M. Byers Co. Plant

Sun, 18 May 2008 21:50:26 +0100

Title:
Scene In A. M. Byers Co. Plant
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Description:
This white hot sponge ball of wrought iron. Made in Pittsburgh in the world's largest wrought iron mill, weighs 8,000 pounds. It is compacted into a bloom fourteen inches square by means of a 900 ton electrically driven press - the largest press of its kind ever built.

St. Paul's Cathedral

Sat, 17 May 2008 19:14:16 +0100

Title:
St. Paul's Cathedral
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
This beautiful roman Catholic Church, situated in Oakland, is the head church of the Pittsburgh diocese. It is one of the many fine buildings which makes this district one of the beauty spots of Pittsburgh.

Gulf Building

Sat, 17 May 2008 19:13:29 +0100

Title:
Gulf Building
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
The highest structure in Pittsburgh and one of the tallest buildings outside of New York. At the top of the building is the world's largest weather signal, which can be seen day or night from many miles around. The promenade deck on the 38th floor affords an excellent view of the city and is open free to the public. Part of the Federal Building and Post-Office can be seen in the foreground.

The Writing Room

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:59:46 +0100

Title:
The Writing Room
Pittsburgh (PA), White Border unused

Description:
Fort Pitt Hotel

Thaw Hall, University Of Pittsburgh

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:50:42 +0100

Title:
Thaw Hall, University Of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1914 Jun-26

Carnegie Library In Schenley Park

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:50:42 +0100

Title:
Carnegie Library In Schenley Park
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1910 Aug-24

Block House

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:50:42 +0100

Title:
Block House
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back unused

The Zoo In Riverview Park

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:50:42 +0100

Title:
The Zoo In Riverview Park
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back unused

Hawkins Memorial, Schenley Park

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:50:41 +0100

Title:
Hawkins Memorial, Schenley Park
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1909 Sep-01

Phipps Conservatory

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:15:08 +0100

Title:
Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1908 Mar-20

Promenade Highland Park

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:15:07 +0100

Title:
Promenade Highland Park
Pittsburgh (PA), Divided Back PM 1909 Sep-17

Stephen C. Foster Memorial

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
Stephen C. Foster Memorial
Pittsburgh (PA), Linen unused

Description:
One of Pennsylvania's Beauty Monuments. Pittsburgh's Composer, Stephen Collins Foster, to whose memory Pitt has built a building. New Stephen Collins Foster Memorial on the Cathedral of Learning Plot in Oakland.

Equitable Plaza, Gateway Center

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:35 +0100

Title:
Equitable Plaza, Gateway Center
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
A most unusual two acre garden spot, containing more than 90 varieties of trees, plus hundreds of shrubs and flowers. Built atop a 3-level underground parking garage.

Heinz Memorial Chapel

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:35 +0100

Title:
Heinz Memorial Chapel
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
This beautiful French Gothic Structure with its exquisite stained glass windows occupies a portion of the ground on the Cathedral of Learning Campus, opposite the Mellon Institute. An architectural gem costing a million dollars and seating 400.

Point State Park

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:34 +0100

Title:
Point State Park
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
Point State Park and Many of the principal buildings in downtown, Pittsburgh. Dwarfed in the shadows of the trees, on the right, is the historically famous Block House; all that remains of the original Fort Pitt.

Public Auditorium

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:34 +0100

Title:
Public Auditorium
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
This all-purpose sports arena, convention hall and auditorium-theater, built at a cost of 22-million dollars, is one of America's engineering wonders. The huge stainless steel roof, weighing more than 3,653 tons, can be rolled back in two and one-half minutes, for open-air events such as operettas.

Fountain Greater Pittsburgh Airport

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:34 +0100

Title:
Fountain Greater Pittsburgh Airport
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
The entrance to the $10 million Terminal Building of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport is graced by a Memorial Fountain, dedicated to the heroes of all wars.

Conservatory Aviary, West Park

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:33 +0100

Title:
Conservatory Aviary, West Park
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
This Aviary is an entirely new concept in bird exhibition, where 250 birds are at liberty to fly in freedom among tropical vegetation with no intervention of physical barriers. This affords the visitor an opportunity to see and study tropical birds in a naturalistic setting unobstructed by screens, wire or glass.

University Of Pittsburgh

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:33 +0100

Title:
University Of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
Forty-two story Cathedral of Learning is the tallest school building in the world. It is located on the Pittsburgh campus in the heart of the Oakland Civic Center

Cathedral Of Learning

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:33 +0100

Title:
Cathedral Of Learning
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
The University of Pittsburgh's unique skyscraper schoolhouse is 42 stories high and has 17 nationality rooms decorated by artists from respective countries. Memorial library and magnificent Commons room are outstanding features

The Hunt Library, Carnegie Institute of Technology

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:32 +0100

Title:
The Hunt Library, Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
The five-story library, gift of Mr. And Mrs. Roy A. Hunt, houses the graduate and undergraduate collection of books in Engineering, Science, Fine Arts, and the Humanities. The beautiful Penthouse is the home of the world famous Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library.

Three Rivers Stadium

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:32 +0100

Title:
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
Appropriately named because it is situated at the junction of the Allegheny. Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. Home of Pittsburgh Steelers and the scene of many special events

Buhl Planetarium And Institute

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:32 +0100

Title:
Buhl Planetarium And Institute
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
Sky dramas, school shows, hobby shows, demonstration lectures and skyline tours plus exhibits on the workings of many branches of science are included in the year round activities of this three-million dollar institute of popular science and its 485 seat theater of the stars.

Greater Pittsburgh Airport

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:02:32 +0100

Title:
Greater Pittsburgh Airport
Pittsburgh (PA), Chrome unused

Description:
A small part of Pittsburgh's world famous airport showing the observation deck and three giant airliners in the foreground. The airport was built at a cost exceeding thirty three million dollars and is one of the largest and most modern in the world

Mellon Square