~ Museum of Photographic History ~ 531 East Ohio Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212 (412) 231-7881 |
Photo Antiquities Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History offers a history lesson on photography. The Museum, designed in the Victorian style with period music playing in the background, lends to the feeling of being in another era, enhancing the journey into the past. Photo Antiquities is dedicated to the preservation, presentation and education of the history of photography. The museum's collection includes cameras, images and accessories that capture the earliest days of photography. Follow the history of photography with a guided tour, from the Daguerreotype c. 1839 (the first commercially viable photographic image produced onto a silver coated copper plate) to present day digital photography. The photographs on this site are in the Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History's archival collection. |
531 East Ohio Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 231-7881 |
THE ONLY MUSEUM LIKE IT IN THE U.S.! |
ADMISSION: Adults $10.00 Senior Citizens (65) $8.00 Students & Children (5-12) $8.00 (Children <5 are Free!) Museum Members Free Sorry, no handicap accessability. |
LOCATION: 531 East Ohio Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 |
MORE INFORMATION: 412-231-7881 (Phone) 412-231-1217 (Fax) |
The Museum The Museum is open Mondays and Wednesdays thru Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The Museum is closed on Sundays, Tuesdays and all major holidays. Guided tours are given on every visit. Our exhibits change monthly and we have the largest collection of antique cameras along with African American, Civil War, Native American and Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Images. |
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From Out of the Past... We offer the region's finest display of antique cameras, vintage photographs and photographic viewing devices. Designed in the Victorian style, Photo Antiquities preserves and exhibits the history of photography from 1839 to 1939. Examples of our collections include: • A daguerreotype-like camera in wood and brass from 1839; • A wall-full of 35mm cameras that marches through the histories of manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon and Minolta; • A 700mm Graflex that was mounted at Forbes Field in Oakland and captured shots of Bill Mazeroski's World Series-winning home run in 1960. We also have images of The Civil War, Native Americans, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the United States, Asia, and Europe. We hope you become a new friend of ours and we look forward to meeting you. Remember, together we can continue to build a visionary organization dedicated to the history of photography for the purpose of preserving the past, while educating present and future generations. |
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