Collection Highlights
The Draft Riots in New York- The Battle in Second Avenue
Date:
1863
Object Number:
PR.020.100.4
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Souvenir token
Object Number:
2002.1.1959
Date:
1893
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
Souvenir token from the 1893 Columbian Celebration. On one side is a embossed image of a pavillion with a dome and spire surrounded by the words "U.S. Gov'T Building/ Length 421 Ft./ Width 351 Ft./ Area 3.3 Acres". One the reverse, "Treasury Department/ United States Mint Exhibit/ World Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
