World's Columbian Exposition Machinery Hall Medal, 1893
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Artifact Overview
More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition -- which celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America -- in Chicago during 1893. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir medal depicting a portrait of Columbus and the exhibition's Machinery Hall.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Medal
Date Made
1893
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.278
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Bronze (Metal)
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.9375 in
Inscriptions
side 1: [relief of Columbus] / COLUMBUS
side 2: MACHINERY HALL
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