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Pittsburgh’s First “Light Up Night”
Trinity Court Studios1929
Senator John Heinz History Center
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
In October 1929, Pittsburgh joined with the rest of the country to celebrate Light’s Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb, by illuminating bridges and downtown buildings.
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- Title: Pittsburgh’s First “Light Up Night”
- Creator: Trinity Court Studios
- Date Created: 1929
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Subject Keywords: Pittsburgh
- Type: Photograph
- Original Source: Detre Library & Archives at the Heinz History Center
- Object ID: PSS9.ALBUM.I01
- Exhibit or Collection: #Pixburgh: A Photographic Experience (December 2016 to September 2017)
- Donation Information: " Gift of Robert Garland"
- Collection Information: Ohio River Improvement Celebration Photograph Album, PSS 9
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