Card, Collecting
Object number2010.98.70
Datec. 2006
MediumPaper
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionGeorgia Berner political collecting card. The front of the card is red and blue with white borders. A color image of a Caucasian female is in the center. In the bottom left hand corner, text inside of a rectangle states has campaign message. Back of the card is primarily blue and white and has printed text with campaign and candidate information; color image of the Caucasian female in top right corner.Dimensions3.5 x 2.5 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)InscriptionsOn the front, in the bottom left hand corner is red, white, and blue text inside of a rectangle "Georgia Listens / GEORGIA / BERNER / U.S. CONGRESS".
Back:
Printed text on the top half reads "Georgia Berner / FOR U.S. CONGRESS / An innovative President/C.E.O. / of a prominent, growing / manufacturing company / (Berner International Corp., / New Castle, PA), Georgia Berner / credits her success to the simple / skill of listening - listening to her / customers and employees alike."
White text across center reads “Our representatives in Washington should put / the "people back home" ahead of their political self / interests. I will always listen to the people and / work hard to help our area with its unique needs."
Black text in the bottom left corner reads "Georgia Berner is / committed to job creation / in the district, protecting / Social Security and / making health care / more affordable”.
Red, white, and blue text in the bottom left corner reads "Georgia Listens / GEORGIA / BERNER / U.S. CONGRESS / Paid for by George Berner / For Congress“.
Historical NotesPart of a set of political collecting cards. Part of a collection relating to the life and political career of Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. Born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll worked in the family business, Knoll Hotel and Restaurant, developing her people skills and beginning her political activism. In 1970, she became a state committee woman for the Democratic Party, then rose through the ranks of the state's Department of Transportation Bureau of Motor Vehicles. She was tapped by the party in 1976, to run for State Treasurer, but did not get elected to office until 1988. She easily won a second term in 1992, by a landslide vote. In 2002, she was elected as the state's first female Lieutenant Governor.
Related person
Georgia Berner
Related institution
Berner International Corporation
Previous owner
Catherine Baker Knoll
(1930 - 2008)
Related institution
United States Congress
Terms
On View
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