150 Years of Unparalleled Thrift - Pittsburgh Sesqui-Centennial Edward White, 1908, 64 pages This is a brief history of Pittsburgh written for its sesqui-centennial celebration in 1908. It is also a photographic souvenir of the city, containing a few historic views of the city along with a number of modern (1908) scenes.
Map of Allegheny County Pennsylvania Sidney & Neff and S. M. Rea, 1851 This is a high-resolution image of a Wall map of Allegheny County, PA published in 1851. These wall maps were the precursors of the later County Atlases published for most areas around the Centennial in 1876. These wall maps are exceptionally rare, even more so than the later County Atlases, and are just as useful. This map provides a detail...
Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Otto Krebs, 1883 This is a high-resolution image of a Wall map of Allegheny County, PA published in 1883. These wall maps are exceptionally rare, and very useful for research....
Farm Line Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Chas. T. Rainey, 1898 This is a high-resolution image of a Wall map of Allegheny County, PA published in 1898. These wall maps are exceptionally rare, and very useful for research...
Mowrey's Tri-State Directory - 1907 Mowrey Directory Co., 1907, 544 pages This is a business directory primarily of Western Pennsylvania but also including parts of Eastern Ohio and West Virginia for the year 1907. 1000's of businesses are listed in the directory, and many also have ads included. The directory information is...
Prominent Familes - Pittsburgh 1911 The Index Company, 1911, 287 pages This is a social directory of Pittsburgh & Vicinity (Allegheny, Sewickley, Mt. Lebanon) and Washington in Allegheny and Washington Counties, PA for the year 1911. From these areas, it lists "families of social and commercial prominence". For each household...
Telephone Directory - November 10, 1916 Butler, Dubois, Punxsutawney, Meadville, New Kensington, Tarentum, Oil City, Franklin and Nearby Places Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1916, 152 pages This is an early telephone directory covering parts of Allengheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Jefferson, Indiana, Venango, and Westmoreland Counties, PA for the year 1916. This directory lists many of the residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's (or business') name, address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town.
1929 Polk's McKeesport City Directory Including Dravosburg, Glassport, Otto, Port Vue and Versailles R. L. Polk & County, 1929, 974 pages This is a resident and business directory of McKeesport Allegheny Co., PA for the year 1929. The directory information is arranged alphabetically by name and includes the name of the primary resident...
New Kensington & Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - February 1948 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1948, 244 pages This is a telephone directory covering parts of Allegheny and Butler Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1948. The directory information lists the resident's name, street address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town. This directory also...
Polk's Pittsburgh City Directory - 1949 Including Mount Oliver Borough R. L. Polk & Co., 1950, 1942 pages... This is a resident and business directory of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA for the year 1949. The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names...
Polk's Pittsburgh City Directory - 1952 (Including Mount Oliver Borough) R. L. Polk & Co., 1953, 2028 pages This is a resident and business directory of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA for the year 1952. The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address. Over 320,000 listings are included. The business directory precedes the resident directory and lists 1000's of businesses arranged by trade.
Beaver Valley and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - January 1954 Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1954, 420 pages This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1954. The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses, and provides the resident's name...
Polk's Pittsburgh City Directory - 1958 Including Mount Oliver Borough R. L. Polk & Co., 1959, 2132 pages This is a resident and business directory of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA for the year 1958. The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address. Over 350,000 listings are included. The business directory precedes the resident directory and lists 1000's of businesses arranged by trade.
Belle Vernon - Fayette City - West Newton and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory [1959-60] Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1959, 236 pages This is a telephone directory covering parts of Allegheny, Fayette and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1959-60. The directory lists 1,000's of residents...
Allegheny County Pennsylvania Genealogy Collection #1 This collection consists of the major historical and biographical volumes published on Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Published between 1876 and 1915, these volumes include over 7,100 pages, providing a wealth of information on the history of the county and its residents. Hundreds of individuals and families are covered...
Allegheny County Pennsylvania Genealogy Collection #2 This collection consists of various smaller and more obscure publications published on Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. These include local church histories, town and township histories, family histories, directories, publications on professions, business, industry, education, government...
Biographical Review Pittsburgh and the Vicinity, Pennsylvania Biographical Review Publishing Co., 1897, 543 pages This is a biographical reference work on Pittsburgh and its vicinity in Allegheny County, PA. It outlines the lives of many of the cities prominent persons, providing sketches of their lives, careers, families, etc. This is an excellent place...
Allegheny County:Its Early History and Subsequent Development A. A. Lambing & J. W. F. White, 1888, 343 pages This publication was produced for the Centennial of Allegheny County, PA. It is a brief history of the county as well as highlights of the County's various institutions and industries. It also includes...
Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania John W. Jordan, 1915, 1996 pages The Foreword of this publication makes known its purpose and contents: "The present work, "Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania," presents in the aggregate an amount and variety of genealogical and personal information and portraiture unequalled by...
Birdseye Town Views of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1896-1902 This listing is for PDF copies of 13 historic birds eye town views of the following Allegheny County, PA towns. 1) Verona & Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1896, by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer) 2) Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1897, by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)...
Recollections of Seventy Years and Historical Gleanings of Allegheny, Pennsylvania Judge John E. Parke, 1886, 386 pages This publication includes a variety of historical accounts from the history of Allegheny County, PA along with a number of biographical sketches. This is an excellent resource for historical or genealogical research in the Allegheny County...
History of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania L. H. Everts, 1876, 325 pages This publication is an early history of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It covers the history of Allegheny County from its earliest settlement to the time of publication along with the history of Pittsburgh, Allegheny City, and each of the townships in the...
History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania A. Warner & Co., 1889, 1426 pages This publication is a history of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Including its early settlement and progress to the present time; a description of its historic and interesting localities; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history; mining, manufacturing...
Industrial and Commercial Resources of Pennsylvania Historical, Descriptive and Biographical Review Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 125 pages This publication is a history and description of the business operations from a dozens of towns throughout north, central and western Pennsylvania. Each business is detailed in sketch form, giving, in many cases, a brief history...
Industrial and Commercial Resources of Pennsylvania Historical, Descriptive and Biographical Review Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 144 pages This publication is a history and description of the business operations from dozens of towns throughout Western Pennsylvania. Each business is detailed in sketch form, giving, in many cases, a brief history of its existence, management, and a description of its operations...
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