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The Last Letters
The following post is adapted from a talk given by Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives Director Eric Lidji on May 27, 2018 at the Homewood Cemetery as part…
The Real Rosie the Riveter
The classic Rosie the Riveter poster created for Westinghouse by Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller. In late 1942, a Pittsburgh freelance artist named J. Howard Miller painted a poster…
See the Jeep as a Lady
While guys loved the military jeep they drove in the service, the versatile army workhorse was not practical as a family car. Created of necessity on the eve of…
The Steelworker’s Work Whistle on VE Day: Three Dots and a Dash
“Preliminary advices indicate that within the next 24 hours, the Chiefs of State of the Principled Allied Powers will proclaim the Day of Victory in Europe and the end of…
Spotlight on the Sherman
Tank owner John Tippins and History Center President and CEO Andy Masich with the Sherman tank on display outside the History Center. Photo by Rachellynn Schoen. Pittsburgh’s contributions to World…
American Archives Month at the History Center
Safely preserved behind the doors of the History Center’s Detre Library & Archives are countless stories of the past. The essence of these stories can be found in the historical…
A History of Curtiss-Wright During WWII
The completed display in the We Can Do It! WWII exhibit. The propeller is a SB2C Helldiver dive bomber made by the Curtiss-Wright propeller division, Beaver, Pa., c. 1943. L2015.44.1.…
So How Do You Move a 38-Ton Sherman Tank?
Recent visitors to the Heinz History Center probably have noticed a BIG new addition to the museum’s exterior. The massive green U.S. Army tank parked in front of the building’s…
An American in China: Sgt. Bus Means
August 14, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with “Victory over Japan,” or V-J Day. In 1945, Americans rejoiced along with Allies in Europe…
World War II Correspondence in a Candy Box
Correspondence, paper articles, and military items were stored within a Brach’s chocolates box and reveal some of Lt. Glenn Conner’s experiences during WWII as a navigator in the U. S.…