Cap, Baseball
Object number2019.89.10 a,b
Date2011
OriginChina
MediumPolyester; Velcro; Paint; Paperboard
Credit LineGift of Virginia Caliguiri
DescriptionGreat Race baseball cap with paperboard insert inside crown. Black polyester hat with black mesh on the sides of the crown. Bill is edges with sparkly gray fabric. Back has sparkly gray fabric adjustable straps with black Velcro on the inside sides of the straps. Yellow embroidered and printed decoration.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a,b together): 4.25 × 7 × 11.25 in. (10.8 × 17.8 × 28.6 cm)Height x Width x Depth (a): 4.25 × 7 × 11.25 in. (10.8 × 17.8 × 28.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 2.5 × 10.25 × 0.031 in. (6.4 × 26 × 0.1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Yellow embroidered text on front of crown "Great Race / PITTSBURGH".
Yellow embroidered text on back of crown "35th".
Printed yellow text on the proper left side of the bill is a signature "Richard S. Caliguiri".
Marks(a)
Inside hat on proper left side is a rectangular white, black, and neon green label with text "Leslie Jordan / Apparel Design & Mfg. Co. / [logo] / www.lesliejordan.com 800-935-3343 / One Size Fits Most 100% Performance Polyester / MADE IN CHINA".
Historical NotesGreat Race hat owned by Virginia Caliguiri. Virginia "Ginny" Caliguiri was born and raised in an Italian American family the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. She lived among a small enclave of Calabrese families living on and around Imperial Street. Her older brother, Richard, was the 55th mayor of Pittsburgh from 1977 until his death from Amyloidosis in 1988. Ginny was very active in her brother’s campaign activities along with her mother, aunts, and other family members. She also participated annually in the Great Race, one of her brother’s city-wide initiatives, and other races like the Pittsburgh Marathon and the Amyloidosis race. Ginny worked in patient advocacy and emergency medical services. She was awarded the Director’s Award of Excellence from the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Emergency Medical Services by Glenn Cannon in 2009. She served on the Board of Directors for Allegheny County’s Emergency Medical Service Institute from 1984-1995 and won an Outstanding Service Award from the Allegheny County EMS in 1990.
Previous owner
Virginia Caliguiri
Related person
Richard S. Caliguiri
(1931 - 1988)
Related institution
City of Pittsburgh
On View
Not on view
2018
