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Banner

Object number2016.73.4

Manufacturer Banner Year Inc.

OriginEast Meadow, NY

MediumSatin/Fabric

Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Rotary Club

DescriptionRectangular white satin fabric banner with pointed bottom edge and blue bottom portion. Yellow fringe along bottom edge. Front of banner has printed blue and yellow decoration and text including text along the top with the Rotary chapter name and number, the downtown Pittsburgh skyline across center, and the Rotary International symbol at bottom center. Reverse has yellow stripe along bottom of hanging sleeve.Dimensions10.063 x 7.375 in., 0.125 in. (25.6 x 18.7 cm, 0.3 cm)
InscriptionsFront of banner has blue printed text along top:
"ROTARY CLUB OF / PITTSBURGH / PENNSYLVANIA, U. S. A. / CLUB 20".

Front of banner has printed yellow text at bottom center "ROTARY / INTERNATIONAL".

Reverse of banner has rectangular white fabric label in top left corner with blue printed text "BANNER YEAR INC. / EAST MEADOW, N.Y."
Historical NotesRotary Club of Pittsburgh banner. These types of banners are often exchanged when different Rotary Club chapters meet. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh was organized on December 2, 1910, by Colonel Oscar T. Taylor, an attorney and career military man, who served in the Spanish-American War. On the afternoon of December 2, 1910, thirteen people including Mr. Taylor and Rotary International Founder, Paul P. Harris met in the French Room at the then Fort Pitt Hotel. Taylor was commissioned by Chesley R. Perry, Secretary of the National Association of Rotary Clubs, to organize a club in Pittsburgh. Also worth noting is Taylor’s guidance of the design of the familiar Rotary emblem, from a wagon wheel to a gear wheel. This has become known throughout the world as the symbol of Rotary International. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh is the 20th club founded and has spawned 10 of the 51 District 7300 clubs currently in existence.

Related institution Pittsburgh Rotary Club

Related institution Rotary International

Related person Oscar Thomas Taylor

Related person Paul P. Harris

Related person Chesley R. Perry

Related institution Fort Pitt Hotel

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