Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, Pittsburgh, PA, 1945

Subject: Schools & Universities
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, Pittsburgh, PA, 1945, c. 1945 linen postcard — Back

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The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research stands at Fifth and Bellefield Avenues in Pittsburgh's Oakland district, shown as a long neoclassical building of pale stone. A tall colonnade of fluted columns rises above a rusticated base, with a street lamp and lawn in the foreground. Founded by Andrew W. Mellon and Richard B. Mellon and associated with the University of Pittsburgh, the institute pursued scientific investigation for industry through a system of fellowships, each devoted to a different research subject, and maintained a department of pure chemistry. The building was completed in 1937 and later became part of Carnegie Mellon University.

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Dear Mom & Dad, Having swell time. See you soon. Love Doris

PublisherMINSKY BROS. & CO., PUBL. DIVISION, PITTSBURGH, PA.

661 MELLON INSTITUTE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 6A-H2146 --- MELLON INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Fifth and Bellefield Avenues PITTSBURGH 13, PA. The essential aim of Mellon Institute of Industrial Research at the University of Pittsburgh is the creation of new knowledge by scientific investigation. The institution was founded by Messrs. Andrew W. Mellon and Richard B. Mellon. Its industrial research is being conducted by a hundred Fellowships each relating to a different subject. It also maintains a Department of Research in Pure Chemistry, in which fundamental studies are carried on for the benefit of the chemical profession and of humanity. POST CARD MINSKY BROS. & CO., PUBL. DIVISION, PITTSBURGH, PA. "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE IN U.S.A.

PostmarkedPittsburgh, PA, July 13, 1947, 15:30

Addressed to

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Folladge

5740 Jefferson Ave Ashtabula, OH

FromMELLON INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, Fifth and Bellefield Avenues, PITTSBURGH, PA 13

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Postmarked	July 13, 1947, 15:30, Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher	MINSKY BROS. & CO., PUBL. DIVISION, PITTSBURGH, PA.
Series	661 6A-H2146
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. & Mrs. Harry Folladge, 5740 Jefferson Ave, Ashtabula, OH
Place depicted	Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Place mentioned	Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, Fifth and Bellefield Avenues, Pittsburgh, PA
Place sent from	MELLON INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, Fifth and Bellefield Avenues, PITTSBURGH, PA, 13
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1½c Martha Washington, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a cream border; Curt Teich production code 6A-H2146 at lower right and number 661 at upper left. Postmark: PITTSBURGH, PA. JUL 13 3:30 PM 1945 / EAST LIBERTY STA., with wavy-line killer; linen-textured C.T. Art-Colortone card, divided back, 1½¢ brown Harding stamp, light corner wear.

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