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Medal, Commemorative

Object number2008.153.4

Date1908

Mediummetal

Credit LineGift of Lida Stell

DescriptionGold metal medal pin. Embossed text on top piece. Image of Fort Pitt Block House in center of bottom circular piece with surrounding text. Embossed around image is commemorative event text. On reverse is the Seal of the City of Pittsburgh in the center.Dimensions2.25 x 1.5 x 0.5 in. (5.7 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm)
InscriptionsEmbossed on top piece: "SOUVENIR".

Image of Fort Pitt Block House in center of bottom circular piece; to left of image "FORT", to right, "PITT", directly below, "BUILT 1754".

Embossed around image: "SESQUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION / SEPT. 27-OCT.3, 1908 / PITTSBURGH, PA."

On reverse: "THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH" with the seal in the center.
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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