The Point: 1896

CAPTION: The Point, 1896.
Meeting at The Point were, left, the covered Union Bridge (replaced
in 1915 by the Manchester Bridge) and the suspension Point Bridge
(built in 1876, removed in 1927). Near the bridge junction, on the
Allegheny bank, were buildings of the Pittsburgh Exposition. The
last Exposition was in 1918.
NOTES: A closeup of The Point from this photograph.     
PHOTOGRAPHER:  
DATE: 1896.
HEADING: Pittsburgh. Views.; Pittsburgh. Rivers.
#: A120; 7040.
From the Collections of the Pennsylvania Department,
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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