Church in Midday Darkness

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The sun is visible through thick smoke beside a silhouetted church steeple. For more than a century, Pittsburgh was marked as a smoky city. In 1941 an effective smoke control ordinance was passed in the city of Pittsburgh, but the onset of World War II
Location
Downtown
Address
Unknown
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Air--Pollution--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.; Air quality management--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.; Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Identifier
SCLS046
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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