Records of the Monongahela Inclined Plane Company, 1863-1965.

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Records of the Monongahela Inclined Plane Company, 1863-1965.

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This collection consists of the records of the Monongahela Inclined Plane Company, the oldest incline plane company in Pittsburgh. It includes the company's charter, by-laws, article of dissolution, minutes from 1868-1964, legal papers, correspondence, financial records, stock records, tax returns, annual reports to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, employees' records, rates and fares, repairs and maintenance, and photographs.

12.5 linear ft. + 10 v.

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