Pittsburgh in 50 Maps by Stentor Danielson

Posted by on Aug 13, 2026 in | Comments Off on Pittsburgh in 50 Maps by Stentor Danielson Pittsburgh in 50 Maps by Stentor Danielson Belt Publishing, 136 pp., hardcover $30 If a picture says a thousand words, what might we say about a map, or more to the point, 50 maps, professing to explore and reveal the patterns and contours of a single city? Based on the specimens gathered together in this highly informative, often surprising, and relentlessly original volume by Stentor...
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Transportation in Pennsylvania in 1776

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Transportation in Pennsylvania in 1776 During the Revolution, Pennsylvania was a central stage from the standpoint of geography, leadership, manpower, and supplies. Therefore, its transportation facilities were of special significance. The southeastern part of the State produced large quantities of the very materials needed by the Continental Army. A modest network of roads made possible the transporting of those materials to Valley...
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Map of the Public Ground Around the State Capitol (1827)

Posted by on Nov 24, 2013 in | Comments Off on Map of the Public Ground Around the State Capitol (1827) “Draught of Sundry levellings and gradings of the public ground around the State Capitol,” dated 1827, offers a firsthand look at a proposal for sculpting the land surrounding the building in Harrisburg, which had been dedicated five years earlier. The plan bears notations giving detailed instructions for the work, including the volume of earth to be removed. The document also...
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WPA Diorama at State Museum of Pennsylvania

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on WPA Diorama at State Museum of Pennsylvania Under the auspices of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, specifically the Works Progress Administration (WPA), approximately one million objects for use as visual aids in the classroom had been produced by 1939 by Pennsylvania’s Museum Extension Program (MEP). From 1935 to 1943, the MEP churned out costume plates, prints, lantern slides, architectural models, dioramas, puzzles, puppets,...
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