Medal, Commemorative
Object number2008.153.5
Manufacturer
Schwaab Stamp and Seal Company
Date1908
OriginMilwaukee, WI
Mediummetal
Credit LineGift of Lida Stell
DescriptionGold metal medal pin. Eagle at top of piece with embossed text below. Image of the Seal of the city of Pittsburgh in center of bottom badge-shaped piece; embossed text at top of image. Dimensions2.125 x 1.25 x 0.25 in. (5.4 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsBar below eagle has embossed text "SOUVENIR".
Bottom section has embossed at top of image: "SESQUI-CENTENNIAL / CELEBRATION / [Seal of the City of Pittsburgh] / 1908 / PITTSBURGH, PA."
MarksEmbossed stamp on back of bottom piece "SCHWAABS&S / CO. / MILWAUKEE".
Historical NotesDonor Lida Stell was born and raised in Braddock, Pennsylvania and the items in this collection relate to both her family and local Braddock history. The donor’s father is James Oliver Haney, b. 1883 in the Southside. He was the local mail carrier in Braddock and a member of the Carnegie Club. In 1910, he married Margaret Mason Haney who moved to Braddock when she was nine from Tarentum.
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