CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
HENRY MADDEN LIBRARY
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY
LARSON COLLECTION ARTIFACTS
Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, London, 1851
1.
Songbook: The Exhibition songster. Bloomsbury, Eng., Ryle and Co., Printers,
1851? 14 p. 11 cm.
2.
Board game: “Comic game of the Great Exhibition of 1851.” London, William
Spooner, 1851. Linen-backed paper folded game board in cover.
Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876
1.
Souvenir ribbon (silk, with fringe). Women’s Pavilion
2.
Jewelry box showing Main Exhibition Building
3.
Fan (wood and paper) showing three different buildings
4. Souvenir pail with lid (metal) advertising Napheys’ Leaf Lard of Philadelphia
5. Scarf showing Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall, Art
Gallery, Agricultural Hall, and Horticultural Hall
6. Scarf showing Memorial Hall Art Gallery
Exposition universelle, Paris, 1878
1. Paperweight (glass) showing Champ De Mars
World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, 1884-1885
1. Bookmark, “Industrial and Cotton Centennial”
Nord-West-Deutsche Gewerbe und Industrie-ausstellung, Bremen, 1890
1. Scarf showing four buildings: Industrie, Parkhaus, Marine, and Handels
World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
Box 1
1. Souvenir dish showing the Lagoon
2. “The World’s Fair Drawing Teacher: amusement for children.”
Salem, MA, Parker Brothers, 1893? Tracing cards of various buildings.
3. Small Liberty Bell (brass) “1776-1893”
4. Paperweight (stack of gold coins)
5. Paperweight (glass, rectangular) showing the Building for Manufactures and
Liberal Arts
6. Paperweight (glass, round) showing the Ferris Wheel
7. Hatchet (glass) showing George Washington
8. Paperweight (bronze, round) showing Cristoforo Colombo
9. Salt shaker showing the Government Building
10. Lapel pin showing Christopher Columbus
11. Coin holder for $.25, $.10, $.05, $.01
12. Commissioner pin with eagle on the top; engraved on back: Mark L. McDonald
13. Small scissors with Christopher Columbus on one side and ship on the other side
14. Pocket knife with Christopher Columbus on one side and ship on the other side;
in original case
15. Business card/note holder showing the Agricultural Building
16. Souvenir playing cards showing the different buildings (54 cards including 1
blank and 1 joker)
17. Set of six small silver spoons showing the different buildings
18. Scarf (peach) showing Machinery Hall
19. Scarf (pale green, with fringe) showing the Manufactures Building
20. Image of Mrs. Cleveland, woven in pure silk
21. Souvenir ribbon showing an eagle and American flag
22. Souvenir ribbon showing Columbus discovered U.S.A. in 1492
23. Souvenir ribbon, Manhattan Day (October 21, 1893)
24. a. Small vase with hand-painted flowers on it
b. Small vase with hand-painted flowers on it
25. Small souvenir glass (dark red)
26. Set of six glasses showing the different buildings
a. Mines and Mining
b. Transportation
c. U.S. Government
d. Woman’s
e. Manuf’ and Liberal Arts
f. Art Palace
27. Set of two spoons showing different buildings in the bowl
a.
Electrical
b.
Administration
28. Small souvenir spoon with Columbus and “Worlds Fair” on handle
29. Miniature telescope (brass) containing photo of Ferris wheel
30. Small souvenir spoon with Columbus and “World Fair” on handle and ship on the
bowl of the spoon
31. Small souvenir watch fob (silver, metal)
35. Spoon with ship “Santa Maria” in bowl; Columbus and “Columbian Exposition”
on top of handle; anchor 1492 1893 on back of handle
Box 2
32. Pitcher (clear glass) showing the Horticultural Building and Electrical Building
33. Pitcher (blue and two-tone brown glazes) made in England by Doultoon Lambeth
34. Small jewelry box (glass and metal)
California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco, 1894
1. Letter opener (ivory) (broken)
2. Stick flag showing Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park
3. Bookmark showing the Administration Building
Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, 1895
1. Paperweight (glass) showing a “Bird’s Eye View of the Exposition Grounds”
Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, Omaha, 1898
1. Seashell with four hand-painted bows
Exposition universelle, Paris, 1900
1. Stereoscope
2. Picture frames, connecting, showing three different scenes
Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
1. Souvenir walnut (painted gold) with handkerchief; in original box
2. Small buffalo on a stand (cast iron)
3. Very small souvenir ribbon
4. Souvenir tray (tin) showing Temple of Music and President McKinley
5. Shot glass; in original box
6. Letter opener (bronze)
7. Match safe (tin), with wooden matches
8. Mug (pottery)
9. Scarf with golden eagle in the center
10. Very small vase (glass)
11. Scarf with flags from different countries around the border
12. Spoon showing Pan American Exposition in bowl of spoon
13. Spoon showing waterfall in bowl of spoon
14. Spoon (pan-shaped) showing a buffalo in bowl of spoon
15. Letter opener, shaped at the top like a nail
16. Spoon with Graphic Arts in bowl of spoon; Indian, Niagara Falls and “Pan Am
1901” on front of handle; Electric Tower and “Buffalo” on back of handle
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904
1. Scarf showing Festival Hall & Cascade Gardens
2. Collapsible drinking cup (silver) showing Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
3. Walnut with a tie on the side and small photos of different buildings inside
4. Souvenir tin image “Lost in Admiration”
5. Handkerchief with Louisiana Purchase Exposition printed in center
6. Small coin purse showing the Art Palace
7. Samples of World’s Fair Sliverless Wood Tooth Picks in an envelope
8. Ceramic three-dimensional plaque (green and white) showing Palace of Liberal
Arts
9. Dish (brass) showing Palace of Machinery
10. Small drinking mug showing Palace of Manufactures
11. Small beer stein (brass) Worlds Fair, St. Louis, 1904
12. Small dish (red and clear glass)Worlds Fair, 1904
13. Cup (china) showing United States Government Building
14. Dresser scarf, “compliments of Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney OG Co.”
15. Souvenir replica of Union Station (brass) (piece broken)
16. Paperweight (glass) showing Cascade Garden
17. Ornate glass dish showing Festival Hall & Cascade Gardens
18. Glass (white) showing different buildings
19. Glass (green) showing different buildings
20. Mug (wood)
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, 1905
1. Small glass dish (green) showing Festival Hall
2. Souvenir booklet (wood cover) showing “Fleurs De Terre Sainte, Jerusalem”
3. Scarf (purple and gray) showing Hall of Science
4. Scarf (red) showing United States Government Building
5. Souvenir badges (two) Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers
6. Photo of Liberal Arts Palace in a gold, oval frame, with stand
7. Small glass dish (white) showing Festival Hall
8. Letter opener (metal) showing Mt. Hood, Oregon
9. Spoon (silver) showing the Forestry Building on the bowl of the spoon
10. a. Candlestick (metal) showing the Federal Building and Hall of Science
b. Candlestick (metal) showing the Federal Building and Hall of Science
11. a-e. Set of five glass saucers (blue and white) showing Forestry Building, Lewis
and Clark, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
12. Small serving tray (oblong) showing “Birds Eye View of Lewis and Clark
Centennial Exposition and Oriental Fair, Portland Oregon”
13. Tie tack (gold), Clark on front, Lewis on back
Jamestown Exposition, Jamestown, 1907
1. Handkerchief, showing the U.S.S. Virginia
2. Souvenir hand mirror, matte silver finish, 4⅛” high x 2⅛” wide
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
1. Large pennant (blue and gold) with letters “A Y P”
2. Medium pennant (teal and gold) with letters “A Y P”
3. Scarf showing a bird’seye view of the exposition and flags from the different
countries around the border
4. Scarf (gold) showing a map of the exposition, figures of people dressed in their
native country costume around the border
5. Small pennant (blue and gold) with letters “A Y P”
6. Very small pennant (orange) “I saw it all A Y P”
7. Three-tier hanging souvenir showing different buildings
8. Souvenir note/message holder (brass)
9. Souvenir flag of U.S., on a dowel
10. Tie tack (silver)
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915
1. Souvenir bookmarks (2) for Rose Day, June 16, 1915
2. Paperweight (glass) showing Tower of Jewels
3. Ashtray (gold metal) showing the Horticulture Palace
4. Paperweight (glass) “Official Panama Souvenir Canal Commission Badge”
5. Glass holder with tube “The soil contained in this souvenir is part of the last
trainload of dirt taken out of the bottom of the world-famous Culebra Cut …”
6. Letter opener (brass)
7. Fan (paper and wood) “Shidzuoka, Japan Tea, Celebrated for Purity and High
Quality, Served at Japan Tea Houses at PPI Exposition Grounds”
8. Note paper, bound in a silver-hinged holder
9. Souvenir lapel pin
10. Singer souvenir buttonhole marker (two)
11. Belt buckle (brass) “Coca-Cola”
12. Napkin ring (plastic) showing Tower of Jewels
13. Large pennant (purple) showing Iowa State Building
14. Large pennant (gold) with letters “1915 San Francisco”
15. Catalog portfolio (cardstock) for catalogs and circulars
16. Thermos (silver)
17. Fireplace scoop (17a) and dust pan (17b) (gold, ornate) showing different
buildings
18. Souvenir napkin (rice paper) from G. Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden, Golden
Gate Park, S.F.
19. Spoon, “Panama”
20. Spoon showing Golden Gate in the bowl
21. Spoon, “Tower of Jewels”
22. Spoon, showing Golden Gate in the bowl and Palace of Fine Arts, Machinery
Palace, California Building, Arch of Rising Sun, and Festival Hall on the handle
23. Spoon with the Great Seal of California on the handle
24. Badge (brass) “Ohio Pavilion 99”
25. Souvenir watch chain with clip
26. Souvenir luggage tag (plastic) with leather strap
27. Large novagem (clear) from Tower of Jewels, with original Certificate of
purchase (no.4153) from the Novagem Jewel Company, in original envelope
Sesquicentennial International Exposition, Philadelphia, 1926
1. Souvenir seashell
2. Souvenir hand mirror (plastic); lid of powder section shows Liberty Bell, 4⅞”
high x 2⅝” wide
Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1933-1934
1. Napkin ring (silver) showing Hall of Science
2. Napkin ring (silver) showing Sky Ride and Observation Towers
3. Souvenir bracelet (silver) open banded
4. Souvenir Match King match strike
5. Pin, Heinz pickle (green)
6. Souvenir mirror showing Belgian Village
7. Souvenir bookmarks (gold metal) (4)
8. Key to Chicago Worlds Fair (metal) showing Travel and Transport Building on
one side and Hall of Science on the other side
9. Set of five spoons (silver) showing different buildings in the bowl
a. East View, Administration Building
b. East View, Administration Building
c. General Exhibits Group
d. Science Court
e. Fort Dearborn
10. Set of two spoons (silver) showing different buildings in the bowl
a. Fort Dearborn
b. Court of States Building
11. Ash tray (copper) showing Chrysler Building
12. Souvenir playing cards, “53 Views of the Fair,” in original box
13. Souvenir playing cards, “Skyride, A Century of Progress,” in original box
14. Souvenir box, “Canadian Club Straight Whiskey”
15. Souvenir wooden nickel
16. Souvenir coaster, “Duquesne Silver Top Beer”
17. Souvenir coaster, “Birk’s Superb Beer”
18. Souvenir coaster, “Old Shay Ale”
19. Ladies powder and rouge compact (oyster shell and gold) showing Travel and
Transportation Building
20. Salt shaker (pewter)
21. Ash tray (copper) showing the Chrysler Building
22. Souvenir viewer, “40 views of the History of Chicago,” in original case
23. Souvenir pedestal dish (metal with marble base) showing “Buckingham Fountain”
in the center and other buildings around the perimeter
24. Hot pad (cardboard) showing Federal Building and States Group, Electrical
Group, Fort Dearborn, Hall of Science, and Travel and Transport Building
25. Souvenir coaster, “A Century of Progress”
26. Souvenir dish (brass) showing “Buckingham Fountain” in the center and other
buildings around the perimeter
27. Souvenir plaque (wood) from Belgian Village, with Dutch shoes holding a
thimble and small pin cushion
28. Framed plaque showing the “Tower, Hall of Science”
29. Ash scoop (metal, ornate) showing different buildings
30. Small vise, “Simplex Ball Bearing”
31. Coin safe (metal), replica of Travel and Transportation Building
32. Sewing kit showing entrance to Field Museum and Carillon Tower, Hall of
Science
33. Souvenir record (RCA Victor)
34. Stereoscope, in original box (for its photographs, see EXP 933a. 1 ac-74 ac)
35. Foto Reel (metal, black)
36. Souvenir bridge tally sheets (8) and score pads (2), in original box
37. Souvenir booklet for mounting photographs
38. Souvenir needle books (2), in original packages
39. Souvenir coin (copper) showing the Italian Pavilion
40. Photo album (leather covers, tied, approx. 4¼” x 11”), colored illustration of
an Indian in a canoe and “Arcelia” on front cover (unused)
41. “The world’s fair in a nutshell,” by Gale Specialty Co., Chicago, c1932.
Miniature accordion-fold viewbook containing 20 views with captions, inside a
walnut shell; original mailing label attached
42. Man’s ring (silver), 1933
43. The little Webster dictionary. 18,000 words. New York, Tiny Book & Novelty
Co., 1933? Miniature book, 1⅞”high x 1½” wide, black and white covers
44. Large pennant (orange felt) showing Travel and Transport Building, 1934
California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935-1936
1. Redwood souvenir
2. Corkscrew (metal) shaped like a horseshoe
3. Small dish (silver) showing entrance to Palace of Fine Arts, entrance to Palace of
the Modern Home, and outdoor organ
4. Toy car (green) Ford
5. Glass ash tray (green) “Globe A-1 Flour, Ben Hur Coffee”
6. Small serving dish (metal) showing different sights and buildings
7. Small souvenir plate (metal)
8. Souvenir drinking glass (clear glass)
9. Hot pad (cardboard) showing different sights and buildings
New York World’s Fair, New York, 1939-1940
1. Small souvenir pennants (felt) (4)
2. Souvenir serving tray (tin)
3. Souvenir plaque (carved wood) showing Administration Building
4. Small souvenir (tin) Planter’s Peanuts
5. Small souvenir dish (plastic) Firestone
6. Spoon (silver) “World of Tomorrow” showing the Trylon and Perisphere on the
handle
7. Souvenir pin
8. Small belt buckle (brass)
9. Salt shaker (silver), replica of the Trylon
10. Souvenir mirror, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., in original package
11. Souvenir powder compact (tapestry) showing the Trylon and Perisphere
12. Souvenir powder compact (plastic and metal) showing the Trylon and Perisphere
13. Trylon and Perisphere paperweight (brass)
14. Matchbook cover showing the Trylon and Perisphere
15. Double deck of cards, showing the Trylon and Perisphere, in original box
16. Letter opener (brass) showing the Trylon and Perisphere
17. Ashtray (plastic) showing the Trylon and Perisphere
18. Dresser scarf (ivory, open weave) “New York Worlds Fair 1939”
19. Souvenir cylinder dater (metal)
20. Souvenir hot pad (cardboard) showing different buildings
21. Glass jug with cap (white)
22. Lapel pin (metal) showing the Trylon and Perisphere, 1939
23. Souvenir needle book showing the Trylon and Perisphere, Administration
Building and Communication Building
24. Souvenir needle book showing the Trylon and Perisphere, 1939
25. Souvenir needle book showing the Trylon and Perisphere, 1939, and a bird’seye
view of the fair
26. Souvenir pennant (blue with orange letters) showing the Trylon and Perisphere
27. Souvenir pin, 1939, showing the Trylon and Perisphere and flag “Dawn of a New
Day”
28. Boy Scouts of America Service Camp embroidered patch, 1940
29. License plate, 1940, no.8C-833 (metal, rusted)
30. Souvenir bookmark (made of fiberglass) Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., in
original folder and glassine envelope
Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939-1940
Box 1
1. Souvenir license plate, 6H 699 (metal)
2. Playing cards, “Reflection View of the Exposition,” in original box
3. Souvenir scarf (very colorful)
4. Model of the statue of Pacifica (plaster of paris on a wood base)
5. Fan (rice paper with wood handle), Japanese Pavilion, 1939
6. Fan (rice paper with wood handle) Japanese Pavilion, 1940
7. Souvenir matches in a matchbook
8. Souvenir matchbook covers (13)
9. Souvenir matches in a matchbook (large matches), silver cover
10. Souvenir matches in a matchbook (large matches), blue cover
11. Souvenir matches in a matchbook (large matches), gold cover (2)
12. Placemat (pap) showing Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club
13. Souvenir license plate, 6D 24 38 (metal)
14. Souvenir license plate, 7L 83 45 (metal)
15. “100 authentic Movie Views and Pathegrams,” in original box
16. Towel (peach) with crocheted border, “Treasure Island”
17. Paper flower, “Stockton”
18. Lei (orange), from Hawaii Day, July 7, 1939
19. “100 approved Movie Views for Pathegrams,” in original box
20. Powder and rouge compact (gold metal)
21. Souvenir scarf with fringe
22. Cylinder dater (gold metal)
23. Medium-size souvenir pennant (felt)
24. Small souvenir pennant (felt)
25. Souvenir bookmark showing Christian Science Building, 1940
26. Souvenir bookmark with red satin ribbon
27. Pocket scarf (black and white), 1939
28. Placemat (red felt) showing different sights
Box 2
29. Free sample of Matte (Brazilian Tea), in original package
30. Small records, 1940 Voice Reproduction Associates (2)
31. Souvenir playing cards, in original package and box
32. Souvenir key with a thermometer (gold tin)
33. Panorama of Bridges & Exposition, San Francisco-Oakland, 1939
34. Souvenir mirror in a leather snap case
35. Souvenir playing cards, in original box
36. Souvenir ash tray (tin)
37. Souvenir penguin (wood), 1940
38. Powder compact (plastic and metal) showing scenes and buildings from the fair
39. Ash tray (metal, tea) showing Tower of the Sun
40. Small display sign (cardboard), Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939
41. Spatula (metal with wood handle)
42. Small souvenir tray (silver metal, rectangular), 1939
43. Band bracelet, gold metal, engraved with different buildings, 1939
44. Souvenir coaster (plastic), 1939
45. Souvenir lucky penny, 1939, showing the Golden Gate bridge
46. Souvenir coaster (silver metal) showing the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay
Bridges
47. Replica of first practical incandescent lamp of 1879 (General Electric Co.)
48. Statuettes of Sun Tower (metal) (2)
49. Playing cards, “Court of the Moon,” never opened in original box
50. Wood memo cover for paper showing a bird’seye view of the exposition, 1939
51. Souvenir hot dish mats (silver)
52. Statuettes of Sun Tower (metal) (3)
53. Key to the city (brass), 1940
54. Salt shaker (glass), lacking lid, 1939
55. Souvenir drinking glasses, 1939 (2)
56. Souvenir Libby’s coin bank (tin)
57. Ash scoop (wood), with view of the exposition, 1939
58. Souvenir plate (glass), 1939 (2 chips on plate)
59. Souvenir plate (glass), 1940
60. Souvenir ribbon (black), “I was there”
61. Gold samples
62. Souvenir match strike (black and silver) showing Court of Pacifica, 1939
63. Comb holder (metal) showing Golden Gate Bridge, 1939
64. Lid (clear glass) showing Tower of the Sun
65. SEALS #27 baseball uniform, 1939 shirt, medium size
66. Sign (cardboard, red foil) “Visit the Golden Gate International Exposition on San
Francisco Bay 1939”
67. Sign (cardboard, light wood grain) “Visit the Golden Gate International
Exposition on San Francisco Bay 1939”
68. Placemat (paper) showing a map of the GGIE and indicating “All Roads Lead to
Drakes”
69. Beverage napkin (paper) from Pavilion of Columbia “Coffee from Columbia the
best in the world”
70. Beverage napkin (paper) from El Salvador pavilion “Coffee served with
compliments of Coffee Growers Association of El Salvador”
71. Letter opener (metal), 7⅞” long, emblem relating to fair on handle
72. Ice pick with wooden handle
73. Voice reproduction phonodiscs (3), 5” diameter, in original envelope
74. Kerchiefs (2), each with Boy Scouts of America Service Patrol patch for GGIE,
1939
75. Souvenir rugmaking kit from Singercraft, containing pattern, instructions and
attachments for sewing machine, in original box
76. Small pennant (red) “California world’s fair 1940” with illustration at left
representing “America! Cavalcade of a nation”