Cardboard fan on a wooden handle, souvenir of Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition. One side of the fan includes a color illustration of the fair grounds; other side has an advertisement for a “Blue Label” (Union-made) Cigar — including a quote from Theodore Roosevelt regarding tenement house factories.


Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1893

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

2

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Other

Rights

See Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Cardboard fan from 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. [1893]. Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291853. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Cardboard fan from 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. [1893]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291853.

APA:

Unknown., [1893]. Cardboard fan from 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291853.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.

APA:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.