33rd Street Sewer Explosion

View of rails that were blown from the switch track because of the Thirty-third Street Relief Sewer explosion that occurred on August 10, 1913.

August 11th, 1913

Location

Polish Hill

Address

Thirty-third Street

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

Underground utility lines--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Railroad tracks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Thirty-third Street Relief Sewer (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Explosion, 1913.; Polish Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

Identifier

715.133521.CP

Rights

Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose

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