Abstract
As the History Center prepared to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception in late 2022, new collections emerged from the Italian American community that documented the profound impact Pittsburgh Steeler Franco Harris had on the people of Pittsburgh. The History Center is fortunate to have an incredible assortment of material culture that includes objects from Franco’s football career and Franco’s Italian Army. These new additions to the museum’s collection show another side of Harris’s influence, specifically how he captured the hearts and minds of children.
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