Book, Address

Object number96.38.3

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

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