Medal, Prize
Medal, Prize
Medal, Prize

Medal, Prize

Object number2014.55.9
Manufacturer
Date1908
MediumBrass
Credit LineGift of William H. Rough
DescriptionSwimming prize medal. Elongated octagonal brass medal.Dimensions1.625 x 1 x 0.25 in. (4.1 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsFront of medal has raised text around perimeter "PITTSBURGH / ATHLETIC / ASSOCIATION / MCMVIII" and a relief of the head of Greek God Hermes/Roman God Mercury in profile.

Back of medal has inscribed text in the center "PLUNGE / FOR DISTANCE / P.A.A. GIRLS".
MarksBack of medal has inscribed maker's mark at bottom of bird head above "D&C" above "G.F" above "DIEGES&CLUST".
Historical NotesThis medal was awarded to Helen MacCloskey Rough. Manus MacCloskey immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Dungiven, Ireland, sometime in the 1840s. He worked on the river as a riverboat man, delivering coal from Pittsburgh to New Orleans prior to the Civil War. His grandson, James Edward MacCloskey, Jr., married Helen Irwin and they had two daughters. One of their daughters, Helen MacCloskey Rough, was an aviatrix.
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