Images(2)

Card, Collecting

Object number2010.98.69

Manufacturer CivcCards, Inc.

Designer Andrew O. Ellis

Designer Miguel Montoya

Date2005

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumPaper

Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family

DescriptionMark Brentley, Sr. Pittsburgh Public Schools Civic Card.Dimensions3.5 x 2.5 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)
InscriptionsFront:
Upper right hand corner has "2005".

Text on upper logo, around the perimeter “PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS”.

Text under logo: "MARK BRENTLEY, Sr. / Board Member / PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS / School District 8".

Reverse:
Back of card features career and contact information for Mark Brentley, Sr.

The bottom right hand corner on the back features text "2005 / 52".

MarksFront:
The front left hand corner features logo with text “CIVIC cards”.

Reverse:
Bottom of card has logo with “CIVIC cards” with “www.civiccards.com” below and “the / Sprout / fund” to the right; to the right of this is "© 2005 CivicCards, Inc / CivicCards is a Trademark of CivicCards, Inc. All Rights Reserved. / Designed by Andrew O. Ellis and Miguel Montoya. / Produced and distributed by CivicCards, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. / Photo: Used by permission."

Historical NotesPart of a set of political collecting cards. 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.

Related person Mark Brentley Sr.

Related institution Pittsburgh Public Schools

Previous owner Catherine Baker Knoll (1930 - 2008)

Related institution The Sprout Fund (2001 - 2018)

Related institution Allegheny Traditional Elementary Academy

Related institution Clayton Elementary School

Related institution Pittsburgh King School

Related institution Pittsburgh Manchester School

Related institution Miller Elementary School

Related institution Northview Heights Elementary School

Related institution Pittsburgh Vann School

Related institution Pittsburgh Weil School