Scrapbook c1860-1880.

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Scrapbook c1860-1880.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35775772

Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from Pittsburgh and regional newspapers primarily documenting water sports such as rowing, sculling and other boat races. The clippings primarily document races held in Western Pennsylvania on the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers, but also include races held in Oil City, Wheeling, West Virginia, Philadelphia and Boston., Also includes an 1871 obituary of champion sculler David Walter Brown.

.10 linear ft.

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7375050

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Brown, David, 1786-1875

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Brown, R.

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Almost nothing is known of R. Brown. He is not listed in any of the clippings in the scrapbook. From the description of Scrapbook c1860-1880. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 35775772 ...