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Charles "Teenie" Harris (1908-1998)

Allegheny County · dedicated 2024 · 7604 Mulford Street

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.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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