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kieraey t1_iuhottq wrote
Thanks for posting! "Teenie" Harris photos are so important to PGH history. Love to see new (edit: to me) ones.
Yelloeisok t1_iuhq6sb wrote
The officer on the left doesn’t look like he is in the mood for shenanigans. Edit : thanks for the photo. A great little piece of history.
realManTing t1_iuhrku0 wrote
CMOA took teenie’s artwork without his permission. Not to mention putting i behind the white CMOA paywall. Place is garbage.
nooonotthisagain t1_iuhssyo wrote
Yinzerman1992 OP t1_iuhtdnp wrote
I'm sorry you feel that way, Unfortunately I believe that is simply not true. The entire collection is available for free and can be seen here. (Link) No paywall at all.
In addition, several family members have messaged me and commented on prior posts stating that they enjoy the uploads. The reason I upload these photos along with others about Pittsburgh History, is the large volume of photographs. There are close to 100,000 individual pieces in the archives available for people to see. I have fun posting the pictures as they are our history.
Vanspoke2016 t1_iuhtuqi wrote
That's the "I saw you and your brother switch masks for more candy" look.
themardbard t1_iuhxxai wrote
Who is that second kid from the left dressed as, because he's rocking it
rivershimmer t1_iuhynfg wrote
> CMOA took teenie’s artwork without his permission.
Obviously, because they purchased the collection from his estate after his death. Dead men cannot give permission.
keishathekat t1_iui7l9o wrote
This is in 1954, they didn't have color photos back then? --
realManTing t1_iui8zpi wrote
Looking at something online is different than in person. You ever seen a rothko online?
chartreuse6 t1_iuic433 wrote
They did but some photographers chose to use black and white. Color was more expensive too
teacamelpyramid t1_iuicmgp wrote
What are the odds that someone has a grandparent in this photo? The kids would be in their mid 70s.
I absolutely love Teenie Harris’s slice of life photos. Such a precious Time Capsule of our city.
cthulhu_on_my_lawn t1_iuifq3a wrote
It's much easier to produce a sharp image in black and white than color, especially working with available light. Also Harris was a press photographer and the pictures would have been printed in black and white.
keishathekat t1_iuifqbl wrote
Okay I understand.
keishathekat t1_iuifuok wrote
Oh wow! Thank you for that explanation.
DiscipleOfDrone t1_iuj19qs wrote
He's two days from retirement and too old for this shit.
groundhogcow t1_iuj1oa9 wrote
Wish I knew more about what was popular at the time. I can't tell most of these kids' costumes.
MAJ_Willie_Martin_RM t1_iuj3otc wrote
Bring back those uniforms. Dapper public servants.
rivershimmer t1_iuj5l1q wrote
> Looking at something online is different than in person.
Are you under the impression that you could wander in somewhere and look at all these photographs in person prior to CMOA purchasing the collection?
Beesindogwood t1_iukbmgc wrote
I love the little one on the right's smile! Lights up the screen!
Yinzerman1992 OP t1_iuhl964 wrote
Yinz have a good Halloween!