Strassburger family photographs 1865-1981 [photographs]

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Strassburger family photographs 1865-1981 [photographs]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/558635079

The Strassburger Family Photographs are housed in one archival box and are arranged alphabetically. The photographic collection consists of family portraits and group photographs of the Strassburger family, their descendants, friends, business associates, events, and the artwork of William J. Strassburger. The early family photographs include several portraits of Samuel and Julia Morganstern Strassburger and their son Eugene B. Strassburger. Other photographs include portraits of Eugene, William, Harvey, and Eugene Strassburger, Jr., Jane Schanfarber Strassburger, Leon Block and his wife, and other family members. A signed photograph of Judge Josiah Cohen, dated 1923, is also included in the collection. Photographs taken during the unveiling of The Three Rivers mural by artist Edward Trumbull for the Grant Building located in downtown Pittsburgh are in the collection. One group portrait from this event includes Eugene B. Strassburger, Edward Trumbull, architect Henry Hornbostel, and Director of the Carnegie Institute, Homer Saint-Goudens. Another group photograph of note shows Eugene B. Strassburger, Paul Freund, and William Benswanger, once president and chief executive of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League baseball team. Black and white photographs of William Strassburger artwork document his work from about 1944 through 1949. The collection also includes photographs of Harvard Law School graduating classes and reunions.

0.25 linear ft.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7712688

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

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Strassburger family.

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Originally from Germany, the Strassburger family lived in Allegheny City and then in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The family was one of the earliest Jewish families to settle in the Pittsburgh area. From the description of Strassburger family photographs 1865-1981 [photographs] (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 558635079 ...

Trumbell, Edward, 1884-1968.

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Saint-Goudens, Homer, b. 1880.

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Block, Leon, d. 1922.

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Morganstern family.

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Strassburger, William, d. 1953.

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Cohen, Josiah, c. 1840-1930.

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Benswanger, William Edward, 1892-

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Grant Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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Hornbostel, Henry, 1867-1961

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Architect, variously a partner in the firms of Howell, Stokes, & Hornbostel, Palmer & Hornbostel, and Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones; practiced independently; and had an association with Eric Fisher Wood. Hornbostel developed a highly personal Beaux Arts manner of design and was renowned for winning numerous architectural competitions and for his rendering ability. Hornbostel began work in Pittsburgh in 1904 when he won the competition for design of the campus that is now Carnegie Mellon...

Associated Artisis of Pittsburgh (Pa.)

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