Paperweight
Object number2008.46.2
Date1875-1899
MediumGlass; photograph; ink
Credit LineGift of Jean H. McCullough
DescriptionRectangular glass paperweight with black and white photograph of George W. McCandless with handwritten dedication in blue ink on photograph's front. Backing sealed with white clay-material.Dimensions2.25 x 0.75 x 3.75 in. (5.7 x 1.9 x 9.5 cm)InscriptionsHandwriting in blue ink on photograph's front, "Yours / George...[probably McCandless]".
Historical NotesPaperweight with photograph of George W. McCandless of Squirrel Hill, who was the Treasurer of the McConway & Torley Company of Pittsburgh and involved in the political movements of the early 20th century, serving a year as Director of the Public Safety Department for the City of Pittsburgh under Mayor William A. Magee.
Related person
George W. McCandless
Related person
Estella Loomis McCandless
Related institution
McConway and Torley Company
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1875-1899
1875-1899
Hostetter Corporation
1958
