Button, Membership
Object number2010.39.5
Date1932
Mediummetal
Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
DescriptionCircular button with straight pin on back. Orange background with white text identifying organization and date. In center: image of graphed world with two shaking hands.Dimensions0.175 in., 0.175 in. (0.4 cm, 0.4 cm)InscriptionsWhite text: "PITTSBURGH BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL / JAN FEB MAR 1932."
MarksUnion symbol.
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Building Trades Council
Related person
Erwin Schofer
(died 1955)
On View
Not on view
c. 1893
