Vintage Photos of Pittsburgh’s First Snow Plows
Plows were attached to asphalt trucks, but most of the snow was still removed the hard way: with shovels.
Dec. 6, 1914. Photos courtesy of Archives Service Center/University of Pittsburgh
Liberty Avenue, March 5, 1917
Liberty Avenue, March 5, 1917
Liberty Avenue, Jan. 16, 1917
Penn Avenue, March 5, 1917
Snow hauled away in horse-drawn carts. Jan. 16, 1917
Webster Avenue, Jan. 16, 1917
H/T to The Odd, Mysterious & Fascinating History of Pittsburgh for the find.