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Start Over Materials Aluminum (metal) Place depicted World’s Columbian Exposition (1893), Chicago, Illinois
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34037, described as Commemorative medal; Masonic Fraternity Temple, Chicago Reverse description: “Highest Commercial Building in the World”; “808 feet high, 20 stories and promenade deck, 16 elevators, carrying capacity 5,000 persons per day, Estimated value $4,500,000” Content: Aluminum, 13.30 grams.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34019, described as Bust of Columbus: “Christophe Columbe”; “Consillo. Ht. Animis.” Reverse Decription: “world’s Colombian Exposition”; Picture of Columbus landing in New World.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34015, described as Auditorium building in Chicago commemorative of the World’s Colombian Fair, 1893. Reverse Description: Inscription.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34031, described as Commemorative medal; Scene of log cabins on a river; “Chicago, 1833, population 150 souls, area one square mile, veni, vidi, vici.” 2 coins Reverse description: “Chicago, 1893, population 1,500,00, area 176 square miles, souvenir of 60 years growth.” A list of the city’s statistics Content: Aluminum. 10.93 grams.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34022, described as “World’s Colombian Exposition”; view of the Administration Building; two coins. Reverse description: “Greatest Mechanical achievement of the Age”; “ferris Wheel”; Dimensions given.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34023, described as Obverse: “World’s Colombian Exposition”; view of the Administration Building; two coins. Reverse description: “Greatest Mechanical achievement of the Age”; “ferris Wheel”; Diameter 3.3 cm; weight 5.92 grams.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34025, described as Medal; “The Discovery of America 1492,” “World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago 1892-93”; a bust of Columbus Reverse description: Busts of the first 23 presidents of the United States, with George Washington in the center, “The Presidents of the United States of America” Content; Aluminum, 20.18 grams.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34021, described as Aluminum medal from Chicago, minted in 1893. On obverse busts of Columbus and C. W. G. Ferris; inscription “World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago Souvenir Medal”; 1492, 1893”; “The Ferris Wheel Dimensions” and lists dimensions. On reverse “Ferris Wheel, Greatest Mechanical Achievement of the Age” and picture of the Ferris Wheel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34017, described as Medal. Overhead view of the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1902-1893; global view of North America; legend “world’s Fair Souvenir” Reverse description: “Pat’d December 1, 1891;” global view of North America; Landing of Columbus in America, October 12th, 1492.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34024, described as Aluminum medal from Chicago minted in 1893. “World’s Columbian Exposition” Chicago 1892-3; Statue of Columbus holding map of New World on obverse. On reverse “1492”; picture of Columbus’ landing; “1892” picture of the Administration Building.

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