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[French Exposition Medal]

Description: Souvenir medal from the world's fair held in Paris, featuring a number of symbolic images. On one side, there is a woman seated beneath a tree, holding out a laurel crown to a man at left; at the bottom is an image of the exposition space with the Eiffel Tower. Text around the image says "Exposition Universelle" around the edge and the year, 1889, near the center. The other side has an angel blowing a trumpet in a tree, below a star, with her arm around the bust of a person wearing laurels (… more
Date: 1889
Creator: Bottée, Louis Alexandre
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Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 23, Number 2, Fall 2011

Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Connections."
Date: 2011
Creator: Dallas Historical Society
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World's Fair of Paris 1889: Commemorative Certificate

Description: Certificate from the 1889 World's Fair in Paris commemorating an exhibit of vines by Thomas Munson. The text is bordered by detailed illustrations including cherubs or angels at the top, on either side of a coat of arms labeled "equality"; columns on either side with dates and text labels 1789 at left (with "liberty" at the top and "commerce" at the bottom) and 1889 at right (with "brotherhood" at top and "industry" at bottom); and book below the text, held open by a branch and ribbon.
Date: 1889
Creator: Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
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