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Tom Barrasso, a legendary goaltender

In our archive, folders with Barrasso’s images do not bleed black and gold, they are mostly black and white.

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‘Iron Mike’ Webster and his routine

In the Post-Gazette archives our editors found not only photographs of one of the toughest Hall of Famers but also a story by Jonathan Silver detailing the battles of “Iron Mike.”

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The odyssey of Henry Phipps Jr.

The quiet philanthropist gave the elegant, lush greenhouse to the city of Pittsburgh in 1893.

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Strip District shops rich in history and aromas

An ode to the Strip District mainstays from a Post-Gazette summer intern.

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The extraordinary life of Art Rooney Sr. in newspaper snippets and pictures

From writing greeting cards to boxing, history of the Chief is revealed in excerpts from the Post-Gazette.

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Tim Stevens, Pittsburgh’s singing activist

Tim Stevens' career as a musician lasted as long if not longer than his role as a civil rights activist, community advocate and volunteer.

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The evolution of Wiz Khalifa

"I definitely want to be one of the big icons of music,” he said in 2005.

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“I think it safe to say that hard work killed her”

Katherine Soffel spent the last years of her life trying to atone for her "one rash act."

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On the set of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” in 1971

"He was the most present and genuine person I’ve ever met."

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Cy Hungerford: Pittsburgh’s cartooning chronicler

The Parkersburg Social Rebel was a West Virginia newspaper so small that it’s hard to…

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