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Posted 03/19/2019 1:41 pm
CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER EXPOSITION
1894 SAN FRANCISCO MEDAL
By opening day, $730,000 had been spent "without the gift of a single dollar from the nation, state or municipality." Ground broken Aug. 24, 1893; more than 100 buildings completed 6 months later.
Site, Center of Golden Gate Park; 200 acres cleared for purpose.
Held February 28 to July 9 1894 with attendance over 2,255,000. Palace of Fine Arts and Japanese Tea Garden were only permanent buildings but former replaced 1917 by de Young Museum; Tea Garden remains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan...n_Francisco)
Many states, territories and foreign countries brought their exhibits from Columbian Exposition.
Opened in winter to "accentuate the climatic possibilities of California at the time of the severest low temperature in the eastern country."
Exposition emphasized agricultural, horticultural and mineral exhibits; many new varieties fruits and grains displayed for first time.
There are two medals long considered as "official" but actually there were no dollar-size piece so labeled by exposition. Many aluminum medals listed were struck in Mechanics Building on grounds.
Type I is similar but without Sun Rays on obverse, and seems to be less commonly found.
Both are of Brass Composition.
I have this
TYPE II
HK-245a Brass. 33mm.
Notice the rim " Cud" at 10 o'clock on the obverse. I have seen others with the same.
1894 SAN FRANCISCO MEDAL
By opening day, $730,000 had been spent "without the gift of a single dollar from the nation, state or municipality." Ground broken Aug. 24, 1893; more than 100 buildings completed 6 months later.
Site, Center of Golden Gate Park; 200 acres cleared for purpose.
Held February 28 to July 9 1894 with attendance over 2,255,000. Palace of Fine Arts and Japanese Tea Garden were only permanent buildings but former replaced 1917 by de Young Museum; Tea Garden remains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan...n_Francisco)
Many states, territories and foreign countries brought their exhibits from Columbian Exposition.
Opened in winter to "accentuate the climatic possibilities of California at the time of the severest low temperature in the eastern country."
Exposition emphasized agricultural, horticultural and mineral exhibits; many new varieties fruits and grains displayed for first time.
There are two medals long considered as "official" but actually there were no dollar-size piece so labeled by exposition. Many aluminum medals listed were struck in Mechanics Building on grounds.
Type I is similar but without Sun Rays on obverse, and seems to be less commonly found.
Both are of Brass Composition.
I have this
TYPE II
HK-245a Brass. 33mm.
Notice the rim " Cud" at 10 o'clock on the obverse. I have seen others with the same.
in my brain. And the outpouring of contribution from so many has created the "We",as you say.
