Button Promoting New Orleans as the Site for the 1915 Panama Exposition
THF151842 / Button Promoting New Orleans as the Site for the 1915 Panama Exposition
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Artifact Overview
San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, was ultimately proclaimed the site of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Until the official announcement in 1911, many hopeful cities had been in the running. This button promoted New Orleans, a primary contender, as "the logical point" for the 1915 fair.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1912
Subject Date
1915
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.167
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Metal
Plastic laminate
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
Engraved: WORLD'S PANAMA EXPOSITION / 1915 / NEW ORLEANS / THE LOGICAL POINT
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