STORY OF OLD ALLEGHENY CITY. American Guide Series. [WPA guide and local history of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.]

Compiled by the Workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [Pittsburgh Unit, Pennsylvania Writers' Project; Work Projects Administration; Works Progress Administration - WPA.]

Published by Pittsburgh, PA: Allegheny Centennial Committee [WPA - Work Projects Administration], 1941.

About this Item

First edition (as stated upon title page). xx, 236 pages. Hardcover; H 28.75cm x L 22cm. No dust jacket present (as issued?). Dark blue pebbled cloth; a few minor surface blemishes; gilt stamping to spine and front board remains bright. Light soiling and toning to endpapers; front free endpaper has ink stamp "55" upper left and seven-line handwritten ink inscription at upper right; a few spots of soiling and minor foxing to interior leaves which, overall, remain clean. Binding is firm. Sponsored by Pittsburgh mayor Cornelius D. Scully, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction, and the Allegheny Centennial Committee. Foreword by the Hon. Cornelius D. Scully; Preface by State Supervisor C.C. Lesley; Bibliography; Index. Text divided into eight sections: "History Of Old Allegheny," "By The Sweat Of Their Brow," "The Finer Things," "Guardians Of The Public," "Captains Of The Ship," "Builders Of The Past," "Places To See," and "Builders of 1940.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: STORY OF OLD ALLEGHENY CITY. American Guide Series. [WPA guide and local history of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.]
• Publisher: Pittsburgh, PA: Allegheny Centennial Committee [WPA - Work Projects Administration], 1941.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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