Oakland: People

Louise Whitfield Carnegie

"Peace and good will attend her footsteps wherever her blessed influence extends."

Roberto Clemente

"Suspended sideways in the air, about four feet above the ground, releasing a thunderbolt."

Henry Hornbostel

"Maj. Hornbostel's architecture dominated the Pittsburgh scene in the first third of this century."

Bill Mazeroski

"Mazeroski at second base is better served by folklore than statistics"

Fred Rogers

"There is a universal truth I have found in my work. Everybody longs to be loved.

And the greatest thing we can do is let somebody know that they are loved and capable of loving."

Jonas Salk

"Polio Is Conquered"

Mary Croghan Schenley

"Mary Schenley always loved Pittsburgh"

Honus Wagner

"The big, gnarled, basket hands never lost their cunning, the sharp eyes under the craggy brow never dimmed...."

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