Sign, Traffic
Object number2012.75.62
Datec. 1970
MediumPasteboard; ink
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionRectangular yellow sign with black printed regulatory text relating street cleaning schedule and parking restrictions. The sign has two small holes at the top and two small holes at the bottom.Dimensions11.687 x 15.062 in. (29.7 x 38.3 cm)InscriptionsPrinted at the top in black and underlined is "STREET CLEANING".
Below that in slightly larger letters, also in black, is printed "NO / PARKING / A A.M. to 12 NOON".
MarksIn the bottom left corner is printed in small black letters "PGH. D.P.W." printed in the bottom right corner in small black letters "BUR. BR., H&S".
Historical NotesPat Burns explained how it was the custom for kids to steal traffic signs from where they were posted and to hang in their bedrooms. Part of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Related institution
CIty of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
On View
Not on view
1940-1955
