Pacific Electric Trolley Trips Souvenir Button from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 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. The fair also provided the opportunity for companies to advertise to millions of people. The Pacific Electric Railway distributed this button, featuring one of California's picturesque Spanish missions, to fairgoers in San Francisco during the 1915 exhibition.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1915
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.175
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: PACIFIC ELECTRIC / TROLLEY TRIPS
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