World’s Columbian Exposition Columbian Half-Dollar, 1892-1893

File — Box: 2, Folder: 5-10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Artifacts in this series evidence the typical memorabilia collected by fair visitors. Interestingly, the U.S experienced an economic downturn as the World’s Columbian Exposition opened, yet many commemorative silver spoons were created and sold to celebrate the fair. This series contains 3 such spoons ranging in size and complexity.

Dates

Creation: 1892-1893

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Bulk of materials in English; some printed material in German.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research under the terms of the NIU Rare Books and Special Collections archivist. Artifacts in Series II & IV contain fragile material that requires supervised use; consult the repository for details.

Restrictions, where applicable, are noted at the item level.