Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive

The Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive is a living resource of 20th-century American life as seen through the lens of Charles “Teenie” Harris and activated by the participation of the Pittsburgh community and dedicated museum staff. The archive primarily consists of over 75,000 black-and-white and color negatives that comprise Harris’s work as a photojournalist, studio owner, and artist. In addition, nearly 5,000 feet of 16mm motion picture film includes original footage, spliced with commercial newsreel and cartoon footage from the 1940s and 1950s.

Today, Carnegie Museum of Art continues the work of identifying and updating the archive’s information through connecting with researchers and people whose experiences and familial memories are reflected in the photographs the museum stewards. The Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive is open to all visitors who want to access it for personal, scholarly, and artistic projects.