Button, Promotional

Object number2008.35.16

Date1979

MediumMetal; ink; polyester; paper

Credit LineGift of Andrea Pasquarelli

DescriptionCircular metal button. Yellow with black screen-printed sports slogan on front. Below text is embroidered gold cloth star sticker with black "S" embroidered in center. Back has straight pin.Dimensions2.125 x 2.125 in. (5.4 x 5.4 cm)
InscriptionsBlack screen-printed writing, "WE ARE / FAM-A-LEE".

Embroidered gold cloth star sticker with black "S" embroidered in center.
MarksBack: ripped price tag with cent symbol visible.
Historical NotesButton from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. Willie Stargell led the pirates in winning 25 games, going on to beat the Orioles in the World Series. "We Are Fam-a-Lee" was the disco-driven theme song immortalized by the 1979 team. Part of a collection of Pittsburgh sports memorabilia owned by donor Andrea Pasquarelli's late mother Joanne Pasquarelli.

Related institution Pittsburgh Pirates (founded 1887)

Previous owner Joanne Pasquarelli

Related person Wilver Dornell Stargell (1940 - 2001)

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