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Gus Miller: Oakland's No. 1 Citizen
When Gus Miller turned 75, his daughter and business partner, Myrtle Mae Miller, decided to turn his birthday into a public event. She invited scores of his friends and loyal…
Fred Lenn: The Battling Boxer
Fred Lenn fought in two arenas—as a Marine serving during World War II and Korea, and in the ring as a champion amateur and professional boxer. The second of…
Celebrating National Nurses Week
A photograph in the collection of the History Center’s Detre Library & Archives captures a moment in the life of an operating room nurse from Montefiore Hospital, c. 1910.…
The Rise and Fall of Pittsburgh’s Diamond Market
Traffic running under Diamond Market, c. 1960. At the time it was developed, planners saw the traffic throughway as a solution to creating space for both cars and commerce.…
Pittsburgh Women in Business: Celebrating National Women’s Small Business Month
A painting in the History Center’s exhibition, Smithsonian’s Portraits of Pittsburgh: Works from the National Portrait Gallery, features naturalist and artist John James Audubon (1785-1851), who came through this…
Resilience in Ruffles: A New Look at Pittsburgh’s Suffrage Shirtwaist Ball
As the History Center explores the theme of resilience as part of its “History’s Helpers” initiative, it is a good time to revisit an event that has been discussed…
Treatment of the Portrait Miniature of Ebenezer Denny
This blog was originally posted at Art Conservation Etc. The original post can be found online here. Thank you to the following contributors: Ana Alba, Alba Art Conservation LLC;…
Bells Across Pennsylvania Day
The Pennsylvania State Mayors’ Association is encouraging all residents and houses of worship to ring bells for three minutes at 7 p.m. on May 3, 2020, to recognize those…
Experiencing History: Collecting Materials Related to the COVID-19 Response in Western Pennsylvania
The Heinz History Center is collecting objects, archival materials (both digital and physical), and web content that reflect the experiences of Western Pennsylvania citizens, officials, organizations, businesses, and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We wish to preserve these…
Pittsburgh’s Streamline-Deco Greyhound Bus Station
A newspaper ad announced the opening of Pittsburgh’s terminal, March 13, 1937. The image was similar to the final building, though a bit more idealized. Newspapers.com, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh…