Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Souvenir Teaspoon, Administration Building
date: label: Date made
content: 1898
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir spoon from the Trans-Mississippi International Exposition. The spoon features an image of the Exposition's Administration Building. Designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball, the building, alson known as the "Administration Arch" was noted for its early use of electricity. 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: related event
content: Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition
setName: label: See more items in
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: 1989.0438.0822
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0822
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
label: catalog number
content: 1898SP02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Teaspoon
label: Object Name
content: teaspoon
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 4 5/8 in x 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 11.7475 cm x 1.5875 cm