Weston Family Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition

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Descriptive Summary

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

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

Weston Family Color Slides of Golden Gate International Exposition. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center

Acquisition Information

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.

Indexing Terms

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