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WUP Mechanical Engineering
1890-1907
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Title
WUP Mechanical Engineering
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1890-1907
Identifier
WUP03.UA
Description
Mechanical Engineering Lab in the Chemistry Building of the Western University of Pennsylvania. Founded as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 and Private through much of its History, the University was Chartered in 1819 as the Western University of Pennsylvania and was First Located in Downtown Pittsburgh. The Reverend Robert Bruce was the First Principal of the University, Leading Four Others on the Faculty. Tuition was Twenty Five Dollars Per Year for the Classical Section and Thirty for the Collegiate Section. Boarding Could be Obtained for One or Two Dollars Per Week. The First Graduating Class was in 1823 and Consisted of Three Graduates. By 1830 the University Moved to the Intersection of Third Avenue and Cherry Way. After the 1845 Fire, the University Relocated to Ross and Diamond Streets. Additional Moves would Place the University in Allegheny City Until 1908 when it was Renamed the University of Pittsburgh. The University Finally Became Settled in 1909 with its Move to Oakland. Today, the University of Pittsburgh System Consists of its 132-acre Pittsburgh Campus, Located in the Oakland Section of the City, and Regional Campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
photographic prints
gelatin silver prints
Subject
Engineering--Study and teaching
Western University of Pennsylvania
Chemistry Building (Western University of Pennsylvania)
Geographic Subjects
North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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