Facts About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. by PENNSYLVANIA - PITTSBURGH) - 1904.

Pittsburgh, PA.: Chamber of Commerce.. 1904.. Sixteen page booklet touting Pittsburgh’s leadership in a variety of vital areas of manufacturing (and a few lesser ones). Booklet identifies Pittsburgh and Vicinity’s leadership in production of Iron and Steel, Tin Plate, Iron and Steel Pipes, Steel Cars, Air Brakes, Electrical Machinery, Coal and Coke, Fire Brick, Plate Glass...Pickles...and more. Numerous charts show Pittsburgh’s leadership compared to other world contenders. Folding "Relief Map of Pittsburgh, Allegheny & Vicinity" (14 x 30 inches) by G. M. Lehman C.E. shows an area of 173 square miles with 28 communities or regions in the vicinity of Pittsburgh identified. There is a 2 inch tear in the map’s left border (repaired). Only three WorldCat listings found. The booklet's clear emphasis in on manufacturing superiority, but one page at the rear gives focus to Educational Institutions and Churches and Benevolent Institutions. An interesting booster publication that claims a 1904 population of 675,000 for "Greater Pittsburgh." .