Midwinter Fair
View east to procession passing Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. Electric Fountain under construction on left. [8027 Opening Day at the Cal Mid. Inter. Exp., Jan. 27, 1894]
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Midwinter Fair
Golden Gate Park. View of 'Scenic Railway' (an early roller coaster) at the Midwinter International Exposition. [8042 Scenic Railway from West End at Cal. Mid. Inter. Exp., S.F.]
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The Egyptian Hall stood on South Drive near the entrance to the Oriental Village ( Cairo Street) [8114 Egyptian Hall, Midwinter Fair, 1894.]
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Band posing on the steps of Administration Building at California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park. [8470 Mexican Band at Midwinter Fair.]
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[8479 Papa Siegl's (Sic) Vienna Prater] Midwinter Fair. Swings on far left. Kilauea Volcano in distance. Group, probably workers, posed in front of Papa Seidl's Vienna Prater restaurant.
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1894 Midwinter Fair, Golden Gate Park. Elevated view south across present Music Concourse and Columbus Statue to Mechanical Arts Building. Firth Wheel background left. (colorized)
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Golden Gate Park with fair crowds. Japanese Village on left, Horticultural and Agricultural building on right.
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Southern California Building, Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park Music Concourse, Parade Float with Chinese children.
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[9495. The Sacred Ox, California Midwinter Exposition.] Bearded man festooned with flowers riding ox.
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[9605. Chinese Children, California Midwinter Exposition.] Children dressed up from Chinese Public School of San Francisco. Man smoking cigar. James M. Davis, publisher. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "The Chinese school children, an interesting procession." duplicate of wnp37.00988-L
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Administration building, Electric Tower, Sweeny Observatory on Strawberry Hill, Horticultural and Agricultural Building, and Electric Fountain in foreground. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog "California's Exposition Grounds. Situated in Golden Gate Parke [Sic], which extends east and west from the city to the sea, and contains an area of 1040 acres. The Exposition Buildings form the four sides of a vast quadrangle. From this central Grand Court, arranged in a series of terraces, rises the Electric Tower, 266 feet in height." [9639. California Midwinter Grounds and Strawberry Hill.]
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[Social chat of old times, 49 Camp, California Midwinter Exposition.] Three old timers with Pioneer Stage Line "All Points in the Southern Mines" stagecoach. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "A scene in Camp of '49."
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Elevated view west to Strawberry Hill with Sweeny Observatory on top. Horticultural and Agricultural building and dome. Fine Arts Museum at right. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "The style of architecture is characteristic of the early Spanish period in California, affording an example of all that is most beautiful in the old" [9707, Horticultural Building, California Midwinter Exposition.] mission buildings. "
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Chinese parade float pulled by team of horses. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "9615 Sacred Gods of China. Arranged on a float for the inspection of visitors."
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[Butcher's Parade, Butcher's Day, California Midwinter Exposition.]Kilburn 9619
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[9502. The Bazaars, California Midwinter Exposition.] Persian Palace Theatre of the Belle Baya, The Oasis, Cairo Alley.
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Children dressed up from Chinese Public School of San Francisco. Man smoking cigar. Dupe of 37.00928: [9605. Chinese Children, California Midwinter Exposition.]James M. Davis, publisher. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "The Chinese school children, an interesting procession."
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View south at floral gateway and Administration Building in Golden Gate Park. [Never ending tide of Humanity, California Midwinter Exposition].
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[9563. Scandinavian Maidens, Scandinavian's Day, California Midwinter Exposition.] From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "An attractive addition to the parade on Scandinavian Day."
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