World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, 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 paperweight depicting the exhibition's Transportation Building.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Paperweight
Date Made
1893
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
85.127.44
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.
Material
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 1 in
Width: 2.5 in
Length: 4 in
Inscriptions
front: WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 1893 / TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
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