World's Fair 1939
Night view of illuminated Fair from Yerba Buena Island. [Golden Gate Exposition] [DPW A5963]
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Contains 205 photos
GGIE Treasure Island
Visitors passing elaborate entrance to Hall of Science.
Treasure Island
GGIE Treasure Island
Tower of the Sun, Pioneer Mother Memorial statue
Treasure Island
GGIE Treasure Island
General Motors Bldg., Pacifica Court, Statue of Pacifica
Treasure Island
GGIE Treasure Island
Treasure Garden Pool looking east. Hall of Air Transportation in background
Treasure Island
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. Tower of the Sun, at night
Treasure Island
GGIE Treasure Island
East lagoon. People on pedal boat, Japan Pavilion at right, looking south to Yerba Buena Island
Treasure Island
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition, Visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt in motorcade, Construction of GGIE, Tower of the Sun [After a luncheon with 1000 specially invited guests during which he made a 15 minutes address to the nation over the air, FDR is pictured as he left the Treasure Island site of the 1939 GGIE thus opening a new road via the San Francisco Bay Bridge]
Treasure Island
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition, Woman and child posing in Court of the Seven Seas
Treasure Island
Golden Gate Park
Woman looking at sailing ship Gjoa. Monument to Amundsen at left
Golden Gate Park
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition, Man posing with statue in Court of Flowers
Treasure Island
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition, Group of men; fair under construction, radio broadcast about horticulture
Treasure Island
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition, John McLaren with VIPS; fair under construction, NBC radio broadcast about horticulture
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Mayor Angelo Rossi, John McLaren, and others on Treasure Island during construction of the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE). Nationwide NBC radio broadcast of John McLaren initiating and discussing horticultural program for upcoming fair. (Others possibly in photo, Edgar Sanborn, Oakland Chief Forester; Jules Girod; Don Thompson.) (duplicate negative version: wnp14.0271)
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Treasure Island fire; (fireman killed; California Building destroyed)
Treasure Island