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Uniform

Object number2013.113.16 a-c

Manufacturer Gay Uniforms

Datec. 1960

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumFabric/Plastic/Metal

Credit LineGift of Saint Casimir Alumni Association

DescriptionGirl's school uniform consisting of blue and green plaid vest and skirt with pinback button.Dimensions(a) Height 21.25, Width 18.625;
(b) Length 23.5, Width at waist 12, Width at bottom 32.25;
(c) Depth 0.25, Diameter 1.25.
Inscriptions(a)
Embroidered patch sewn to proper left breast: green background with yellow border and text "SCHS".

White fabric tag safety-pinned to interior proper right seam at center with handwritten text on the tag "6413".

(c)
Pinback button with green and yellow details on front with green text "ST. CASIMIR".
Marks(a)
White fabric label inside vest at top has red text "Gay Uniforms / PITTSBURGH, PA. / WASH & WEAR / little or no ironing / T14".

(b)
Zipper tongue has "CONMATIC" inscribed text.

(c)
Back is metal and there is a faint impression, possibly a maker's mark, but it is indecipherable.
Historical NotesThe wearer of this school uniform graduated from St. Casimir sometime during the 1960s. Part of a collection previously belonging to the Saint Casimir Alumni Association that documents Saint Casimir school. St. Casimir school and church, which served the Lithuanian community in the South Side, was constructed around 1900 at 22nd and Sarah Streets. It was the first Lithuanian parish in the city, established in the early 1890s to serve the growing community of mill workers. In 1908 the school added additional floors, in 1934 they added the ninth grade, and then in 1937 they added a high school. Their award winning basketball team started in the early 1940s under the coaching of Gus Krop (coached from 1944 to 1961). They won the PCIAA State Championship in 1945, 1946, and 1956. The school closed in 1969. The parish closed in 1992. The school has now been turned into condominiums.

Related institution Saint Casimir High School

Collector Saint Casimir Alumni Association

Previous owner Saint Casimir Alumni Association

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