To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, we're digitizing and making freely available online some related items from our collections. We're thankful for our intern Ellen Mizuhara's hard work on this project, ranging from researching relevant items and resources to the long hours spent scanning this scarce and fragile items.
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| From "Souvenir of San Francisco" |
But wait--what does this have to do with maritime history? A lot! From images of the waterfront contained in publications to sponsored races, the Exposition was rich in maritime interactions.
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| From "Souvenir of San Francisco" |
Mechanical Engineering at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition by G.W. Dickie: read the online copy or locate the hardcopy book in the Research Center
New York to San Francisco Power Boat Race Under the Auspices of the Panama-Pacific Exposition: read the online copy or locate the hardcopy book in the Research Center
Official Souvenir view book of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco 1915: read the online copy or locate the hardcopy book in the Research Center
Seeing San Francisco, California: read the online copy or locate the hardcopy book in the Research Center
Souvenir of San Francisco, California, the "Queen City:" read the online copy or locate the hardcopy book in the Research Center
Want to learn more? Search the Keys Catalog for materials related to the Exposition, check out an online map of the Exposition from the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco, explore online titles about the Exposition from Project Gutenberg, from the Internet Archive, and from Books About California, and stay tuned--we'll be digitizing more items related to the Exposition in 2015!
February 4, 2015 update: New PPIE Centennial website from the California Historical Society.
