Sign, Identification

Object number2010.98.1

Date2003-2008

OriginHarrisburg, PA

Mediumplastic

Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family

DescriptionCircular plastic sign. Blue background, with gold text around edges with state government office name. Coat of Arms of the state of Pennsylvania in center. Cut hole at top, with thick wire twisted through. Back has paper backing.Dimensions15 x 0.125 x 15 x 47 in. (38.1 x 0.3 x 38.1 x 119.4 cm)
InscriptionsGold text around edges, "COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA / OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR".
MarksBack: blue and gold address label in center with text "Philip Levin Company / Harrisburg, PA / 717-233-8844 / Fax 717-233-8854 / www.philiplevin.com".
Historical NotesEmblem of the Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor office, which Catherine Baker Knoll held from 2003 until her death in 2008. Part of a collection relating to the life and political career of Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. Born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll worked in the family business, Knoll Hotel and Restaurant, developing her people skills and beginning her political activism. In 1970, she became a state committee woman for the Democratic Party, then rose through the ranks of the state's Department of Transportation Bureau of Motor Vehicles. She was tapped by the party in 1976, to run for State Treasurer, but did not get elected to office until 1988. She easily won a second term in 1992, by a landslide vote. In 2002, she was elected as the state's first female Lieutenant Governor.

Previous owner Catherine Baker Knoll (1930 - 2008)

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