Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition Souvenir Medal
date: label: Date made
content: 1907
notes: label: Description
content: Medal commemorating the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia in 1907. One side is inscribed "TER-CENTENNIAL OF THE SETTLEMENT OF JAMESTOWN 1607-1907" and depicts a woman, likely Pocahontas. The reverse inscribed is "LANDING OF EXPEDITION UNDER CAPTN JOHN SMITH MAY 13, 1607" and has an image of a sailing ship.
label: Description
content: The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition was held in Norfolk, Virginia in 1907. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Colony, England’s first permanent settlement in what would become the United States, the Exposition was held on the area of Sewell’s Point, by the waterways of the Hampton Roads. Like other Fair’s of the era, the Jamestown Exposition featured displays by various states and foreign countries, exhibits of arts and technologies, and performances, reenactments other amusements. The Jamestown Exposition distinguished itself for its presentation of the military might of the United States, having a modern Naval fleet permanently docked throughout its run. The Exposition was also marked for its Negro Building, built with a $100,000 grant from the United States government. The Jamestown Exposition was a financial failure, but the grounds were eventually converted into Naval Station Norfolk.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia, Jamestown Island, Jamestown
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Virginia, Norfolk
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: Jamestown Tercentennial 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: 1989.0438.1115
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.1115
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
label: catalog number
content: 1907NM01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in; x 2.8575 cm