Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Souvenir Badge
date: label: Date made
content: 1898
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir badge from the Trans-Mississippi International Exposition. Held between June and November of 1898, Omaha, Nebraska’s Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a World’s Fair held in conjunction with the Indian Congress, which was the largest-ever gathering of American tribal nations. Inspired by other successful expositions of the era, the Trans-Mississippi intended to draw tourists and highlight commercial opportunities. Over two and a half million people attended the Exposition, including President William McKinley, where in addition to displays of art and commerce, they encountered midway attractions and controversial “living displays” of non-white peoples.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Nebraska, Omaha
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Nebraska, Omaha
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: Subject
content: Native Americans
label: related event
content: Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0438.0820
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0820
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
label: catalog number
content: 1898B02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Badge
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 4 7/8 in; 5.08 cm x 12.3825 cm