Worlds Fair

Contains 1750 photos

Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Looking southwest in Golden Gate Park. Electric Fountain in left foreground, Mechanical Arts Building, Electric Tower, Administration Building, Horticultural and Agricultural Building. [8279 General View of the Court of Honor]

Golden Gate Park
Music Concourse
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Music Concourse

[8042. Scenic Railway from West End at Cal Mid Inter Exp] Roller Coaster Ride.

Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Golden Gate Park. [8336. General View Court of Honor Looking West Cal Mid. Inter. Exp. 1895. View west along present Music Concourse. Bonet's Electric Tower at center. Strawberry Hill in distance.

Golden Gate Park
Eskimo Village
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Eskimo Village

[8210 Esquimaux and Dogs. Cal. Mid. Inter. Exp., 1894.] Eskimo Villagers, adults and children, in traditional dress, with sled dogs. Igloos with 6-pane windows. Midwinter Fair

Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

[8343. South Sea Islanders in their performance] Polynesian Performers on stage.

Golden Gate Park
Japanese Village
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Japanese Village

[8219. Interior of Japanese Theatre] Performers at 1894 Midwinter Fair

Golden Gate Park
1894 Midwinter Fair
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1894 Midwinter Fair

South side of South Drive behind the current Academy of Sciences. [8099. Colorado Gold Mine] Gold Mine Ride entrance.

Golden Gate Park
Music Concourse
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Music Concourse

[6496 Mrs. C.F. Johnson, reciting the Dedicatory Poem on the occasion of the turning of the first shovelful of sand for the Midwinter Fair Site, at Golden Gate Park, August 24th, 1893.] Huge crowd in attendance.

Golden Gate Park
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, [Ric's Scrapbook] Buddha at Japan Beautiful [SC8]

Marina
Fillmore near Broadway
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Fillmore near Broadway

View northeast to mom and three children on Fillmore St waiting for Fillmore Hill Counterbalance Streetcar. Tower of Jewels and PPIE fairgrounds in background. Clayton St Family Collection

Pacific Heights
Treasure Island
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Treasure Island

Gertrude Anderson at the Golfden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) on Treasure Island with Japanese exhibit in background

Treasure Island
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, View over Fort Mason of bay and Alcatraz Island. Yellowstone Park exhibit in foreground, Old Faithful Inn; Fontana Warehouse; railroad trestle crossing site of future Aquatic Park.

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Tower of Jewels with fountain and landscaping in foreground.

Marina
Aerial over Twin Peaks
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Aerial over Twin Peaks

Aerial view northeast of undeveloped Christmas Tree Point and up Market street. Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in distance. Twin Peaks School at lower left. [This is the view that will be seen from the top of Beniamino Bufano's 186 foot statue of St. Francis of Assisi to be erected atop Christmas Tree Point... taken from a dirigible]

Midtown Terrace
Treasure Island
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Treasure Island

A snapshot view from Ferry in SF Bay, Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE)

SF Bay