Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Stickpin, 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 stickpin.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stickpin
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1915
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.245
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Metal
Enamel (Fused coating)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Width: 0.5 in
Length: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / SAN FRANCISCO / 1915
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