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Souvenir

Object number2017.1.1

Date1916

MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Celluloid

Credit LineGift of Mary Robb Jackson

DescriptionSouvenir pin. Ornate gold-tone oval metal frame. Celluloid window with off-white paper beneath. Paper has printed black text describing Pittsburgh Charter Centennial Celebration event. Reverse has two pinbacks. Pin likely originally had a fabric ribbon suspended from the lower pinback bar on the back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.25 × 2.125 × 0.375 in. (3.2 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
InscriptionsPaper has printed black text "PITTSBURGH CHARTER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION / 1816-1916 / SOUVENIR / PITTSBURGH, PA. / [union label] 19 / OCT. 29 - NOV. 4, 1916".
Historical NotesThis Pittsburgh centennial souvenir pin given as a gift to History Center CEO Andy Masich to wear in 2016 during Pittsburgh’s celebration of the bicentennial of the founding of the city in 1816. The centennial for the founding/naming of Pittsburgh by General Forbes was celebrated in 1858, but the 1816 date marks the date the city was officially incorporated.

Previous owner Andrew E. Masich

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