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Before Tuskegee, There Was Riverside Airfield

Header for “Birds of a Feather” feature that profiled local aviatrixes in The Pittsburgh Press, March 13, 1932

Breaking Barriers and Soaring Into History: Pittsburgh's 'Three Helens' During the Golden Age of Aviation

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An Exhibit Gallery Within an Artifact: Charlotte's 1936 Historic Hangar

Black and white photograph of a woman sitting behind a desk. She has short, wavy hair and wears glasses. The desk is covered in rectangular carpet samples and blueprints are spread across the desk. A black telephone rests on the desk amid the supplies.

How One of the First Female Civil Engineers Transformed Railroad Passenger Service

A black-and-white photograph of an African American male porter holding a suitcase while a white woman steps up into a rail car.

The Railroad Workers Behind the Civil Rights Movement

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How a 1941 Steam Locomotive Became an Inspiration for a Blockbuster Movie

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