Souvenir of the Discovery of America
Woven in the Word's Columbian Exposition - Chicago 1893
Landing of Columbus
Oct. 12th 1492
Found in "The Century Book of Facts" edited by Henry Ruoff. Published by King-Richardson, 1900.
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Great find! That's a nice window into the memorable events of people in the 1890's. Ladies used to sew these exposition ribbons into their crazy quilts. The book has kept this one from fading and fraying.
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