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The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Histories book collection is a group of 26 books that detail the history of Pittsburgh - primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the books are illustrated; showcasing specific events relating to key points in the history and development of Pittsburgh during this period as well as details of some of its most important and influential figures.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Notable men of Pittsburgh and vicinity (1901) - Smith, Percy F. (Percy Frazer - 416 pages
2. Women and the Trades, Pittsburgh, 1907-1908 (1909) - Elizabeth Beardsley Butler - 530 pages
3. Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the Centennial Year (1876) - George Henry Thurston - 271 pages
4. The First Baptist church of Pittsburgh (1925) - Lincoln, William Ensign; Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor - 92 pages
5. Manual of the civic and charitable organizations of greater Pittsburgh : and of the higher educational institutions, with a brief review of Mayor Guthrie's administration (1908) - Nordman, J. Jerome - 129 pages
6. The History of Pittsburgh: Its Rise and Progress (1906) - Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 568 pages
7. Early land marks and names of old Pittsburgh (1924) - Miller, Annie Clark - 61 pages
8. The Pittsburgh town & country almanac, for rogues and honest folks (1816) - Armstrong, John - 40 pages
9. Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt. Early names of Pittsburgh streets (1914) - 47 pages
10. The steel workers : the Pittsburgh survey findings (1910) - Fitch, John A. (John Andrews) - 380 pages
11. Pittsburgh : a sketch of its early social life (1916) - Dahlinger, Charles William - 216 pages
12. Cramer's Pittsburgh magazine almanack, for the year of our Lord 1811 - Taylor, John, Rev. - 60 pages
13. Cramer's Pittsburgh magazine almanack, for the year of our Lord 1826 - Taylor, John, Rev. - 72 pages
14. The History of Pittsburgh (1851) - Neville B. Craig - 312 pages
15. History of Hampton battery F, independent Pennsylvania light artillery, organized at Pittsburgh, Pa., October 8, 1861, mustered out in Pittsburgh, June 26, 1865 (1909) - Clark, William - 179 pages
16. "Flems" views of old Pittsburgh : a portfolio of the past precious with memories (1905) - Fleming, Geo. T. (George Thornton) - 80 pages
17. At the defense of Pittsburgh; or, The struggle to save America's "fighting steel" supply (1916) - Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) - 255 pages
18. My high school days : including a brief history of the Pittsburgh Central High School from 1855 to 1871 and addenda (1904) - Fleming, George T. (George Thornton) - 257 pages
19. The Iron city : a compendium of facts concerning Pittsburgh and vicinity, for strangers and the public generally. April, 1867 (1867) - G. W. Pittock and K. McFall - 164 pages
20. Henry Miner's Pittsburgh almanac Volume Years 1867-1872 - 464 pages
21. Life of the Right Reverend John Barrett Kerfoot, first Bishop of Pittsburgh : with selections from his diaries and correspondence Volume 1 (1886) - Harrison, Hall - 370 pages
22. Life of the Right Reverend John Barrett Kerfoot, first Bishop of Pittsburgh : with selections from his diaries and correspondence Volume 2 (1886) - Harrison, Hall - to page 712
23. Our firemen : the history of the Pittsburgh fire department, from the village period until the present time (1889) - Dawson, Charles T - 308 pages
24. 150 years of unparalleled thrift : Pittsburgh Sesqui-centennial chronicling a development from a frontier camp to a mighty city; official history and programme (1908) - White, Edward; Lucas, De Witt B - 59 pages
25. A full account of the great fire at Pittsburgh, on the tenth day of April, 1845 : with the individual losses and contributions for relief (1845) - Foster, J. Heron - 52 pages
26. Some Pittsburgh memories; incidents and reminiscences, with a little history intermingled, of seventy years residence in the city at the forks of La Belle Riviere (1924) - Mason, Harrison D. - 79 pages

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