Official photographs of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, approximately 1913-1915

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Summary

Creators:
H.S. Crocker & Co., Cardinell-Vincent Co., and Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company
Abstract:
Photographs chiefly comprising Panama-Pacific International Exposition preparation and construction views taken in 1913-1914, exposition site views at various stages, exposition officials and dignitaries, photographs of artists’ design drawings for buildings, and crowds attending the 1915 opening and other events.
Extent:
28 volumes (photographic prints), 21 boxes (glass and film negatives), 4 folders (photographic prints)
Language:
English and Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Official photographs of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, BANC PIC 1939.006, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs, mostly by H.S. Crocker and Company, chiefly comprising Panama-Pacific International Exposition preparation and construction views taken in 1913-1914, exposition site views at various stages, exposition officials and dignitaries, photographs of artists’ design drawings for buildings, and crowds attending the 1915 opening and other events. Some photographs of sculptural works and other artworks are present, a few including the artist posed by the art work. Late in 1914, a new photographic contract for the exposition was awarded and it went to the Cardinell-Vincent Co., who were official photographers for the last weeks of preparation and throughout the duration of the exposition. Some photographs in these albums are by Cardinell-Vincent photographers. Very few interior or exhibit views are present.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition records (BANC MSS C-A 190). These records were a gift to the library in 1938-1939, from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company via the Trustees of the War Memorial, San Francisco.
Processing information:

Albums processed by Bancroft Library staff in the 1980s. Item-level description of album contents carried out 2017-2019.

Physical location:
Many Bancroft Library collections are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.

GLASS NEGATIVES: RESTRICTED. Originals available by appointment only. Inquiries should be submitted to Bancroft Reference via the Reference Inquiry form.

NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Official photographs of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, BANC PIC 1939.006, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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