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Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds
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Elevated, panoramic view of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds. Numbers across bottom of image refer to a key affixed to the image. Central building surrounded in scaffolding is the 480-foot Tower of Jewels. Alcatraz Island is visible off the shore.
October 20, 1914
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Panama-Pacific Exposition
1915
Elevated view of crowd on Palm Avenue at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Fransisco, California, 1915. Several ornate buildings can be seen near the crowded avenue. The exposition was the world...
Pavilion for Pan-Pacific Exposition
1915
Painting by C.A. Youngquist of an elevated view for the proposed pavilion for the Pan-Pacific exposition.
Picnickers in Pavilion
1890
Pavilion with posed group of picnickers on one of the Apostle Islands.
Floor Plan for Pan-Pacific Exposition
1914
Floor plan layout for the Pan-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Includes the placement of various kinds of agricultural machinery.
Panoramic View of Oil Wells
1922
Panoramic view of oil wells. Each of the 196 wells are numbered, and refer to a key identifying the well by the company that owns it.
Scaffolding in Historical Society Library Reading Room
1959
Scaffolding in the Historical Society Library Reading Room used to replace the art glass in the skylights and the original brass ceiling lights. Flourescent light fixtures already installed in the...
