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Weston Family Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition
SFP 99
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Title: Weston Family Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition
Dates: 1939-1940
Collection Number: SFP 99
Creator/Collector:
Weston Family
Extent: 1 folder with 120 color slides
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Collection of 120 Kodachrome color slides document both years 1939 and 1940 of the Golden Gate International Exposition on
Treasure Island in San Francisco.
Language of Material: English
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center’s Photo Desk hours.
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Weston Family Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
Gift. 2010-67
Biography/Administrative History
The amateur photographer of the color slides was either two members of the Weston Family, the father Milo Higgs Weston (born
1882) or the daughter Clara M. Weston Martell (born 1918). At the time of the Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 and
1940, the Weston family lived on Ashby Avenue in Berkeley. The family were California natives and lived in Alameda County.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection of 120 Kodachrome color slides document both years 1939 and 1940 of the Golden Gate International Exposition on
Treasure Island in San Francisco. The shots are mostly exteriors of the Fair buildings including the California Building,
Federal Building and Chinese Village. Interior shots are mostly of the flower show inside the Hall of Flowers. There are some
shots that include attendees, a marching band around the Lake of Nations and a few night shots.
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Golden Gate International Exposition.
Exhibitions -- California -- San Francisco
Weston Family
Slides--Color--1930-1940
Slides--Color— 1940-1950