Description
Cars are parked on the Monongahela Wharf under an overpass enveloped in smoke. 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 delayed the enactment of the legislation until 1946. City-wide unity on the topic ensured observation of the law from industry and every member of the community. The Smoke Control Lantern Slide Collection documents conditions in the city of Pittsburgh before and after smoke control ordinances were passed, as well as images from the Saint Louis smoke control program on which Pittsburgh's plan was based.
