Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Pocket Watch, 1915
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The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos of the exhibition, such as this souvenir pocket watch.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos of the exhibition, such as this souvenir pocket watch.
Artifact
Pocket watch
Date Made
1915
Keywords
United States, California, San Francisco
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.162
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Glass (material)
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Diameter: 2 in
Thickness: 0.625 in
Inscriptions
On face: PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION/ OFFICIAL/ SOUVENIR/ 1915 On back: PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION/ SAN FRANCISCO 1915
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