Book, Address
Object number96.38.3
Manufacturer
The Mead Corporation
Date1960
Mediumpaper, tape, thread
Credit LineGift of Jane Ferro
DescriptionBrown hardcovered address/telephone book with white pages inside, covered with cut out photographs of people next to handwritten phone numbers and sometimes addresses.Dimensions8 x 1.25 x 5 in. (20.3 x 3.2 x 12.7 cm)Marks"Addresses Telephones" on book cover.
Historical NotesMade for Vittoria Iannotta by her daughter, donor Jane Ferro. Vittoria, an Italian immigrant who settled in Pittsburgh, was illiterate. Her daughter wanted her to be able to call people so she put pictures in place of people's names next to their telephone numbers.
Previous owner
Vittoria Iannotta
Terms
On View
On view
c. 1989
c. 1989
c. 2007
