Story Of The Sesqui-Centennial Celebration Of Pittsburgh, July 4, September 27 To October 3, And Nov

A landmark pictorial history of Pittsburgh's 150th birthday, The Story Of The Sesqui-Centennial Celebration Of Pittsburgh brings the city's great civic festival of 1908 vividly to life. These pages glow with pride. From the Marine Parade to Greater Pittsburgh Day and the University of Pittsburgh and Memorial Hall ceremonies, Sidney A. King assembles an illustrated commemorative history book and historic civic celebration souvenir. Portraits of prominent men and women sit beside sweeping street scenes, floats, crowds, and decorated buildings, creating a vintage Pittsburgh photo book that immerses readers in early 1900s Pittsburgh history and the exuberant world of Pittsburgh parades and festivals. Rich in visual testimony, it offers a rare window into the faces, fashions, and streetscapes of a booming industrial centre, invaluable to anyone interested in University of Pittsburgh history, genealogy and local history, or historic Pennsylvania city history. As a primary document of the Pittsburgh sesquicentennial celebration 1908, this volume illuminates how Progressive Era Pennsylvania cities expressed ambition, memory, and modernity through orchestrated spectacle. For Pittsburgh history collectors, local historians, students, and curious visitors alike, it stands as an evocative pictorial history of Pittsburgh and a touchstone for understanding the people who shaped the city. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, thoughtfully prepared for those who cherish enduring works of genealogy and local history and wish to own a lasting record of Pittsburgh's grand anniversary.