PPIE
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, planter bed in Court of the Universe
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Contains 106 photos
Crissy Field
View northwest from Doyle Drive toward Golden Gate Bridge and Crissy Field in the Presidio. Note the air traffic control tower and aircraft parked at center.
Presidio
Central SF Aerial
View northwesterly over central and west San Francisco, Golden Gate, and Marin County. Taken from a military plane.
Mission Bay
Ferry Building
View up at Ferry Building tower with 1915 sign for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. A biplane with'SF1915' in the air.
Financial District
SF Airport
Visitors boarding Pan American Airways passenger airliner at San Francisco International Airport, probably open house day. [SFO Boeing model 377 passenger plane N 1042V, named Clipper Morning Start. B-36 in background.]
SF Airport
U.S. Air Force B-36 bomber on display at San Francisco International Airport. [SFO Convair B-36 bomber. One was flown by Jimmy Stewart it in the 1955 movie 'Strategic Air Command' with June Allyson.]
SF Airport
Visitors on tarmac inspecting airplanes at opening day of San Francisco International Airport. [SFO Crowd of 30,000 at opening celebration of new international terminal at SFO]
Tanforan Race Track
Tanforan Race Track, San Bruno. Likely Frenchman Louis Paulhan making the first known airplane flight in San Mateo County. Airplane flying over crowd assembled at a racetrack, trees line the background. The plane is a copy of a Bristol Boxkite built by Paulhan.
Outside SF
San Francisco Airport
Elevated view north over Mills Field parking lot to parked planes, Sign Hill and San Bruno Mountain. At right, grandstands and folding chairs set up on field. San Bruno Mountain in the background. [North Area of field viewed from ridge of Hanger No.1 during Army War Maneuvers] [A2536] Same image as wnp36.04501. (inscribed date is wrong, the event was April 19, 1930)
Outside SF
PPIE
Panama Pacific International Exposition, Art Smith in his airplane flying past Mulgardt's Tower. A crowd of people gathered to watch the event. [Art Smith Flying at ppie worlds_fair demolished E168 C.V]
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PPIE
Panama Pacific International Exposition, view toward the fairgrounds and bay beyond from Pacific Heights. Art Smith flying over the exposition, dramatic clouds.
Crissy Field
People gathered around inspecting Belvin Maynard's plane, de Havilland DH-4 named 'Hello Frisco', at Crissy Field during its layover halfway through the transcontinental airplane race from New York to SF. [Bu. Maynard's De Havilland Plane - Winner of Transcontinental Race - NY to SF and return - Oct 1919]
Presidio
Marina District
Christofferson (either Silas or Harry) landing the 'Flying Boat' near the proposed PPIE site. Promotional air meets started at the future fair grounds in November 1913. [Christoffersen with flying boat at Fair Grounds - 1913. $15 each for carrying passengers]
Marina
Blue Angels
View west from Marina Green area towards Douglas A-4F Skyhawk fighter flown by Blue Angels flying past Golden Gate Bridge during Fleet Week.
Marina
Blue Angels
View west from Marina Green area towards Douglas A-4F Skyhawk fighters flown by Blue Angels, flying past Presidio during Fleet Week.
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