Cairo – Oriental Section – Villages of the World from California Pacific International Exposition Match Cover series (U30)

Publisher The Diamond Match Company American

ca. 1936

Not on view

Matchbooks from California Pacific International Exposition (U30) issued in ca. 1936 by Diamond Match Company, New York. Exposition was held in San Diego in 1935 and again in 1936. Printed horizontally. Front includes round medallion logo. Back features various buildings in Balboa Park. Image continues across saddle.

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Title: Cairo – Oriental Section – Villages of the World from California Pacific International Exposition Match Cover series (U30)
Publisher: The Diamond Match Company (American, founded 1881)
Date: ca. 1936
Medium: Printed matchbook
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 7/16 × 1 9/16 in. (11.3 × 4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: Burdick 346, U30.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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