Ray M. Mann, Jr. Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition
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Title: Ray M. Mann, Jr. Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition
Dates: 1940
Collection Number: SFP 100
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 folder with 74 color slides
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Collection of 74 color slides from the early 1940s, San Francisco. The majority of the collection are 62 color slides that
document the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, San Francisco.
Language of Material: English
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Ray M. Mann, Jr. Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History
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Gift. 2000-53
Biography/Administrative History
The amateur photographer was Ray Mitchell Mann, Jr. born in 1917 in Oregon. Mann lived in Monterey County most of his life.
When he attended the Golden Gate International Exposition, he was 20 years old, a resident of Salinas and worked as a clerk.
Mann passed away in Pacific Grove in 1994.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection of 74 color slides from the early 1940s, San Francisco. The majority of the collection are 62 color slides that
document the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, San Francisco. The shots are mostly exteriors of
the Fair buildings including Tower of the Sun, Federal Building and the National Cash Register. There are 20 slides of night
scenes of the Fair and 15 slides of the synchronized swimming performance Billy Rose’s Aquacade. The shots of San Francisco
(12 total) include general views, the United Artists Theater, theaters on Market Street, Golden Gate Park, and Union Square.