Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition Souvenir Button
date: label: Date made
content: 1905
name: label: Associated Name
content: Lewis, Meriwether
label: Associated Name
content: Clark, William
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir button commemorating the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair held in Portland, Oregon in 1905. Button is marked "SIGHTING THE PACIFIC, 1805 [/] LEWIS & CLARK Centennial Exposition [/] Portland, Oregon 1905;" and features a depiction of Lewis, Clark and "Miss Liberty".
label: Description
content: The <i>Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair</i> commonly referred to as the <i>Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition </i>, was held in Portland, Oregon between June and October 1905. The Exposition celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led expedition that crossed territory acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, ending at the Pacific Ocean in what would become the state of Oregon. Over 2.5 million people visited the Fair, seeing exhibits put on by 16 states and 21 foreign nations.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: Oregon, Portland
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: Lewis and Clark Centennial 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: 1989.0438.1109
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.1109
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button (Pinback)
label: Object Name
content: button
label: Object Name
content: pin
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm