Historic Map - Glassport, PA - 1902
Description
View of Glassport, Allegheny County, P.A., 1902 / drawn & published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer.
This panoramic print of Glassport, Pennsylvania was drawn by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler and published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer in 1902. Glassport is illustrated here in the year it broke off from Port Vue township and was incorporated as a borough along the Monongahela River. The community adopted the name after a huge glass factory located there. The Pittsburgh Glass Works produced pressed glass of all sorts. Glassport also held a large foundry owned by the Pittsburgh Steel Company.
The map from 1902 includes labeled streets, buildings, riverboats and railroad lines.
Features numbered & lettered references to the following locations:
- Public School.
- The American Axe & Tool Co.
- United States Glass Works.
- Pittsburgh Steel Foundry.
- Pittsburgh Steel Co.
- Spike & Rivet Works. S. Severance, Proprietor.
- The Pittsburgh Coke & Gas Co.
- P. & L. E. R. R. Station.
- St. Cecilia Catholic Church.
- Trinity United Evangelical Church.
- First Methodist Episcopal Church.
- Baptist Church.
Materials
Archive Paper
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- Museum quality paper for high-quality fine art.
- Ultra smooth, neutral white matte finish.
- Heavy-weight 230 gsm, 9.5 mil thickness.
- Printed with pigment inks for longer print life and enhanced fade resistance.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
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- Printed on 10 mil premium luster photo paper resulting in a brilliant, colorful image with a vivid life-like quality.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
- Inks have a lightfastness rating of over 100 years, guaranteeing minimal noticeable fading over a very long period of time.
- Printed using very high resolution source files.
- Giclee printing is superior to traditional lithography in a number of ways: colors are brighter, lasts longer, and is a higher resolution.
Canvas on Wood Rails
A canvas giclee print is mounted to wooden hanging rails placed along the top and bottom of the map. Ready to hang on the wall using the attached hanging cord. Wood rails feature a natural finish.
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- Premium 19 mil canvas material.
- Wood rails are 1 1/8" wide, round front.
- USA sourced solid maple wood.
- High quality giclee fine art print with a lightfastness rating of over 100 years.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
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A high quality canvas giclee print is hand stretched over a sturdy wood frame. Printed on demand and handcrafted in Seattle, WA. The canvas gallery wrap serves as a stunning piece of art ready to hang on your wall.
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- Premium 19 mil canvas material.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
- High quality giclee fine art print with a lightfastness rating of over 100 years.
- Durable canvas mounted to a 1" deep wood frame.
- Ready to hang with included easy-to-use hanging kit.