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Sunday, April 17, 2016

The 1915 WORLD'S FAIR

Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, a printed drink coaster 1915

"Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco 1915" from Wikipedia:

". . . to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal . . . widely seen

in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake."

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo turnstiles entrance

the entrance locations: all had technically advanced turnstiles see full size

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo ticket

  pay fifty cents per-day admission . . .

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo

. . . or sneak in by hot air device see full size

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR giant gate

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo photo of dome

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo photo of giant columns

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo arches

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo Underwood giant typewriter photograph

a 14 ton functioning typewriter see full size

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo, Fageol Motors Fadgl train photograph

Fageol Motors made transporters, nicknamed by the public as 'Fadgl trains'

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo photo of ornamental sculpture

1915 pan pacific expo ornament

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 Worlds Fair Dome

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo photo of the Tower of Jewels

the 'Tower of Jewels' was covered with 102,000 colored cut-glass gems

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo color by Jules Guerin

artist Jules Guerin designed all external colors ...

that's not him in the bushes is it?       see full size

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo, large photo

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo, large photo of the Joy Zone

a midway area known as 'The Joy Zone'       see full size

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo, large photo of the Aeroscope, giant carnival ride

the 'Aeroscope' slowly raised two stories of 120 spectators

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo National Women's Party Freedom Booth, large photo

The National Woman's Party were invited see full size

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo photo of the green wall

a part of the 'Green Wall Of Mesembryanthemum' see full size

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 pan pacific expo photo of giant doorway

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR, Jules Guerin illustration

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1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR poster

1915 WORLD'S FAIR

1915 WORLD'S FAIR poster 2

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