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Hand-held souvenir fan; accordian folded, arched triangular paper body; blue paper printed with major building views of Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876.
fans (equipment)
accessories
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand
Signed and dated on many of the sticks, possibly by friends and acquaintences.
Subject Centennial Exposition,
Centennial Exposition
Unknown
1 (W) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.626
Possibly Pennsylvania (United States)
Possibly
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