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Father Pitt cele­brat­ing 1909 World Series win, drawn by Fred Johnston of the Leader.
Father Pitt cele­brat­ing 1909 World Series win, drawn by Fred Johnston of the Leader.

Pa Pitt, originally "Father Pitt", has been a

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A 1906 article by Raymond Gros lists seven cartoonists who had already drawn a 'Father Pitt', including Fred Johnston of the Leader whom Gros credits as creating 'Father Pitt' in 1897 to replace an earlier personification, 'Miss Pittsburgh'.[1] Historian J. Cutler Andrews credited a different Leader journalist, Arthur G. Burgoyne, with creating the character. Burgoyne himself claimed that "On November 5, 1895, Father Pitt was born. He was my offspring."[2]

References

  1. ^ Gros, Raymond (6 October 1906). "Father Pitt in Cartoons". The Index. Pittsburgh: The Index Company. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014 – via Internet Archive, via The Pennsylvania Department, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
  2. ISBN 0-8229-4248-8
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