South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition Exposition Souvenir Match Holder
date: label: Date made
content: 1901-1902
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir match holder from the 1901-1902 Charleston Exposition.
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
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: 1989.0438.0968
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0968
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Matchbox, Hanging
label: Object Name
content: matchbox
label: Object Name
content: match holder
label: Object Name
content: match holder
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in x 5/8 in x 4 1/2 in; 8.5725 cm x 1.5875 cm x 11.43 cm