Commemorative
Object number2018.6.3
Date1936
MediumWood; Paint; Plastic; Paper; Ink; Metal
Credit LineGift of Andrew P. and Georgia Zeedick
DescriptionFramed calendar page. Painted black rectangular wooden frame with clear plastic glazing. White paperboard mat. Brown discolored calendar page has printed black date information and handwritten flood water height at center. Reverse of frame is covered in brown backing paper and has two metal eyebolts with tan fabric-covered wire strung between.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 5.688 × 4.688 × 0.75 in. (14.4 × 11.9 × 1.9 cm)InscriptionsCalendar page has printed black text on front "1936 / MARCH / 18 / WEDNESDAY".
Calendar page has handwritten text at center in black ink "46 FT".
MarksBacking paper has handwritten black ink text along top and right margins "PITTSBURGH FLOOD FRAMED BY ANDY P. ZEEDICK SR."
Historical NotesFramed Mellon Bank calendar page with water mark from 1936 flood. The calendar page was framed by Andrew P. Zeedick, Sr., following the Pittsburgh flood of 1936. The page has a water mark.
Previous owner
Andrew P. Zeedick Sr.
(1906 - 1992)
On View
Not on view
Frank W. Rupp
Mervin Allen Corning