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Object number2016.73.2

Manufacturer The Russell-Hampton Company

MediumSatin/Fabric/Wood/Paint

Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Rotary Club

DescriptionRectangular white satin fabric banner with pointed bottom edge. Yellow fringe along bottom edge Front of banner has printed blue and gold decoration and text including the Rotary International symbol next to the Rotary Club chapter and number. The bottom two-thirds of the banner features a stylized view of downtown Pittsburgh skyline with the Duquesne Incline in the foreground. Wood pole through sleeve along top of banner; pole has gold-painted finial ends. Yellow twisted fabric cord wrapped around ends of pole and hanging down sides of banner; each end of the cord ends in a knot with tassel of untwisted threads below.Dimensions10.5 x 9.75 x 0.438 in. (26.7 x 24.8 x 1.1 cm)
InscriptionsFront of banner has printed text along top:
printed gold text "ROTARY / INTERNATIONAL"; and
printed blue text "Rotary Club of / PITTSBURGH / Pennsylvania U.S.A. Club 20".

Reverse of banner has rectangular white label in top right corner with blue printed text "PRESENTED TO: / __________ / FROM: __________ / DATE: __________ / THE RUSSELL-HAMPTON CO. / 1-800-877-8908".
Historical NotesRotary Club of Pittsburgh banner. These types of banners are often exchanged when different Rotary Club chapters meet. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh was organized on December 2, 1910, by Colonel Oscar T. Taylor, an attorney and career military man, who served in the Spanish-American War. On the afternoon of December 2, 1910, thirteen people including Mr. Taylor and Rotary International Founder, Paul P. Harris met in the French Room at the then Fort Pitt Hotel. Taylor was commissioned by Chesley R. Perry, Secretary of the National Association of Rotary Clubs, to organize a club in Pittsburgh. Also worth noting is Taylor’s guidance of the design of the familiar Rotary emblem, from a wagon wheel to a gear wheel. This has become known throughout the world as the symbol of Rotary International. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh is the 20th club founded and has spawned 10 of the 51 District 7300 clubs currently in existence.

Related institution Pittsburgh Rotary Club

Related institution Rotary International

Related person Oscar Thomas Taylor

Related person Paul P. Harris

Related person Chesley R. Perry

Related institution Fort Pitt Hotel

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