Ribbon, Prize
Object number2014.55.3
Date1923
MediumFabric/Metal/Paper/Ink/Plastic/Adhesive
Credit LineGift of William H. Rough
DescriptionFirst place swimming prize ribbon.Dimensions7 x 2.438 in., 0.125 in. (17.8 x 6.2 cm, 0.3 cm)InscriptionsMetal frame at top with printed black text "FIRST".
Blue ribbon with gold text "SEVENTH ANNUAL / PITTSBURGH / HIGH SCHOOLS / SENIOR GIRLS / SWIMMING / CHAMPIONSHIPS / [line] / SCHENLEY POOL / MARCH 13, 1923 / [line] / DEPARTMENT OF / HYGIENE / [line] / SOPHOMORE / RELAY".
Historical NotesThis ribbon was awarded to Helen MacCloskey Rough. Manus MacCloskey immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Dungiven, Ireland, sometime in the 1840s. He worked on the river as a riverboat man, delivering coal from Pittsburgh to New Orleans prior to the Civil War. His grandson, James Edward MacCloskey, Jr., married Helen Irwin and they had two daughters. One of their daughters, Helen MacCloskey Rough, was an aviatrix.
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Helen MacCloskey Rough
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