Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1937

Subject: Schools & Universities
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1937, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A long neoclassical building of pale stone is shown from the corner, its facade carried on a tall colonnade of fluted columns above a rusticated base, with a street lamp and lawn in the foreground. The caption names it the Mellon Institute of Pittsburgh, the industrial-research institution endowed by Andrew W. Mellon and his brother Richard B. Mellon, whose monumental Greek Revival home in the city's Oakland district was completed in the late 1930s. The building later became part of Carnegie Mellon University's campus.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

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

PublisherMinsky Bros. & Co.

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 Lolledge

5710 Jefferson Ave, Ashtabula, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 13, 1947, 15:30, Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher	Minsky Bros. & Co.
Series	661
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. & Mrs. Harry Lolledge, 5710 Jefferson Ave, Ashtabula, OH
Place depicted	Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Place mentioned	Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, Fifth and Bellefield Avenues, Pittsburgh, PA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, 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 1947 / EAST LIBERTY STA. — linen-textured C.T. Art-Colortone card, divided back, 1½¢ brown Harding stamp, light corner wear.

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Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1937, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mellon-institute-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-circa-1937. Accessed October 24, 2026.