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Associated Press Pittsburgh, PA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.042 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 8 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

One telephoto entitled, "Pittsburgh, PA" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts smoke rising from a building. Wire transfer information states that fires took place in the Hill District of Pittsburgh and that 1,800 guardsmen deployed to the area.

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