T-Shirt
Object number2007.138.1
Manufacturer
Champion
Date1958-1959
MediumCotton
Credit LineGift of Alfred B Bortz
DescriptionBeige cotton t-shirt, short sleeved, size Medium. Screen-printed in blue, green, and yellow on front is commemorative text and triangular image of city, with outline of Fort Pitt in center and a plant growing from middle of fort. Dimensions16.5 x 24.25 in. (41.9 x 61.6 cm)InscriptionsScreen-printed in blue, green, and yellow on front, "GATEWAY / TO THE FUTURE / 1758 [triangular image of city, with outline of Fort Pitt in center and a plant growing from middle of fort] / PITTSBURGH BICENTENNIAL 1958-59".
Handwritten in ink on collar, "BORTZ".
MarksEmbroidered tag inside collar: "Champion / PROCESSED / [image of person running] SPORTSWEAR / MEDIUM (38-40)".
Historical NotesPittsburgh Bicentennial celebration t-shirt donated by local writer Alfred Bortz. Alfred "Fred" Bortz is one of the nation's leading writers of science and technology for young people. From 1979 through 1994, he was involved in research at Carnegie Mellon University, from which he earned his doctorate in Physics in 1971. He also occasionally teaches writing courses on nature, science, and technology as part of a master's degree program at Chatham College.
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Related institution
Chatham University
Subjects
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1958-1959
