Uniform, Occupational
Object number2009.54.1
Manufacturer
Kaufmann's Department Store
(1871 - 2005)
Date1950-1959
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Mediumtweed; satin; metal; plastic
Credit LineGift of Ban Budosh
DescriptionGray tweed uniform jacket.Dimensions33 x 20 x 23.5 in. (83.8 x 50.8 x 59.7 cm)MarksRectangular cloth maker label, embroidered white, on proper right inner side, below inner pocket with embroidered text "KAUFMANN'S / PITTSBURGH".
Historical NotesPittsburgh Port Authority bus driver coat worn by donor's uncle Mason McGraw when he was a bus driver for the Port Authority in the mid-1950s. McGraw lived in Wilkinsburg and became a Pittsburgh Police Officer immediately after the war. He then served as a bus driver working mainly the downtown bus routes, until he passed away in 1963.
Previous owner
Mason McGraw
Related institution
Port Authority of Allegheny County
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Kaufmann's Department Store
Kaufmann's Department Store
Kaufmann's Department Store
c. 1917