Kanawha Diamond Jubilee

Kanawha Diamond Jubilee Event Button Museum
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Event
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Kanawha Diamond Jubilee button back Event Button Museum
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Text on Button 75th DIAMOND JUBILEE KANAWHA, IA JULY 5-6 1899 1974
Image Description

Illustration of a train pulling a trolley, surrounded by large, bold text.  Black text on a white background.
Curl Text 1973 Wincraft - Winona, Minnesota
Back Style
Locking pin / One piece design
The Shape
Circle
The Size
3 1/2 inch
Year / Decade Made
1974
1970s
Additional Information

This button is a souvenir from Kanawha, Iowa's 'Diamond Jubilee Celebration' in 1974. 'Diamond Jubilee,' in this context, refers to the town's 75th founder's day celebration. The locomotive train symbolizes Kanawha's connection to the burgeoning railroad industry in the late 19th ce.—in 1899, the town was founded once a newly constructed railroad had arrived from Belmond, Iowa.
Catalog ID EV0067