Homewood in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Charles "Teenie" Harris

1908-1998

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 8, 2024

1. Charles "Teenie" Harris Marker

Inscription. A photojournalist who chronicled Pittsburgh's African American community from the 1930s to the 1980s. taking more than 80,000 photographs. Many were published in The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading Black newspaper, and documented life and culture in the city's Hill District, including celebrity jazz musicians who performed there. His darkroom was located in the basement of his home at 7604 Mulford Street.

Erected 2024 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Entertainment.

Location. 40° 27.153′ N, 79° 53.463′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Homewood. It is at the intersection of Mulford Street and North Braddock Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Mulford Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7604 Mulford Street, Pittsburgh PA 15208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Church of the Holy Cross (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frank Conrad (approx. half a mile away); Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); The Whitehall (approx. half a mile away); Clayton

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Dedicated by the Housing Authority (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Clayton (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greenhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Homewood/Brushton World War II Memorial (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. The Big Legacy Of Charles 'Teenie' Harris, Photographer. (Submitted on November 8, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive. (Submitted on November 8, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 8, 2024

2. Charles "Teenie" Harris Marker

Charles "Teenie" Harris image. Click for full size.

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3. Charles "Teenie" Harris

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

4. Charles "Teenie" Harris

Unknown American, Charles “Teenie” Harris, holding camera and standing on sidewalk, ca. 1938, Carnegie Museum of Art, Heinz Family Fund, © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,153 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.