Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir 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 during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir button collected on April 5. It promoted Siskiyou County, in the northernmost part ("the head") of California.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
05 April 1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.304
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Metal
Color
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: P.P.I.E. / APRIL 5, 1915 / SISKIYOU / THE HEAD OF / CALIFORNIA
Reverse: WALTER N. / BRUNT CO. / PRINTING / 880 MISSION ST / SAN FRANCSICO
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