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| Text on Button | RUA U. BET YOUR |
| Image Description | White text and an illustration of a buffalo and of a donkey on a brown background. |
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SHEPHERD Photo Co. BUTTONS ST. PAUL MINN. |
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| Additional Information | This button is most likely related to the 1901 Pan-American World Fair Exposition held in Buffalo, New York. The exposition was from May 1 through November 2, 1901. It was intended to showcase trends, developments and innovations of the time. "RUA Buffalo (picture of a buffalo) U Can (picture of an oil can) Bet Your (picture of an urn) Ass (picture of a donkey) I am" was used on souvenir tokens for the 1901 Pan-American World Fair Exposition in Buffalo, NY. Are you a Buffalo? was a phrase used in relation to the exposition. |
| Catalog ID | AR0127 |