Card, Collecting
Object number2010.98.44
Manufacturer
CivcCards, Inc.
Designer
Andrew O. Ellis
Designer
Miguel Montoya
Date2005
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumPaper
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionTrading card. The background of the card is blue. Upper left hand corner has maker logo. Upper right hand corner has year inside of a graphic box. The center features a color picture of a Caucasian male with an image of the city of Pittsburgh behind. Text under image has information about the person pictured. Back of card features biographical information as well as contact information for person pictured. Underneath this information, product information is printed. The bottom right hand corner on the back features the year and card number.Dimensions3.5 x 2.5 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)InscriptionsFront:
Upper right hand corner has "2005".
Text under image: "DEMOCRAT / FRANK J. PISTELLA / Representative / PENNSYLVANIA / 21st Legislative District".
Reverse:
Back of card features biographical information as well as contact information for Frank J. Pistella.
The bottom right hand corner on the back features text "2005 / 09".
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 NotesFrank J. Pistella Civic Card. 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 institution
Frank J. Pistella
Related institution
Democratic Party
Previous owner
Catherine Baker Knoll
(1930 - 2008)
Related institution
The Sprout Fund
(2001 - 2018)
Related institution
Widener University School of Law
Related institution
John Carroll University
Related institution
Central Catholic High School
Related institution
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc.
(founded 1910)
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