The Pittsburgh Municipal Hospital, a Public Works Administration project, under construction at the intersection of Darragh and Terrace Streets. Jonas Salk conducted his Polio vaccine research and research on other contagious diseases during the 1940s and 1950s at the hospital during his tenure at the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt Stadium towers is above the site.
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
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Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Pittsburgh Municipal Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Pitt Stadium (University of Pittsburgh); Hospitals--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Design and construction.; Terrace Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Darragh Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
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715.3951340.CP
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Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
