South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition Medal, Sawmill and Wood Working Machinery
date: label: Date made
content: 1901
notes: label: Description
content: Medal commemorating the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition held in Charleston in 1901. Obverse inscribed "SOUTH CAROLINA INTERSTATE AND WEST-INDIAN EXPOSITION [/] CHARLESTON S.C. [/] 1901-2;" depiction of a seated female figure holding a mace and ship and bracketed by palm trees; reverse inscribed "GOLD MEDAL FOR SAWMILL AND WOOD WORKING MACHINERY [/] AWARDED TO [/] LANE MFG. CO. [/] MONTPELIER, VT [/] U.S.A.;" garland surrounding inscription.
label: Description
content: Intended to prove the city of Charleston’s usefulness as a port for trade with Latin-America, the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition opened in December of 1901, closing the following June. Twenty states took part, but international presence was minimal, with no official presentations, and the Exposition was not a financial success. The Charleston Exposition’s main edifice was the domed “Cotton Palace.” In addition to state and city pavilions, the Expo featured Palaces of Agriculture, Commerce and Art as well as Negro and Women’s buildings. There was also a midway featuring amusement rides, diverse cultural experiences, and musical performances. Today the Citadel and Hampton Park can be found on portions of the Exposition fairgrounds.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: South Carolina, Charleston
label: Associated Place
content: United States: South Carolina, Charleston
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Vermont, Montpelier
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: Inter-State and West Indian 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: 1989.0438.0966
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0966
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
label: catalog number
content: SC1901NM01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in; x 3.175 cm