Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Lapel Button, 1915
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Artifact Overview
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 lapel button.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.276
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.75 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / SAN / FRANCISCO / 1915
Reverse: IRVINE & JACHENS / S.F.
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