Fred B. Kelterer Collection

Finding aid created by Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room staff using RecordEXPRESS

Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room

247 South Kalmia Street

Escondido, California 92025

(760) 839-4315

pioneer.room@escondidolibrary.org

http://library.escondido.org/escondidohistory.aspx

2022

Descriptive Summary

Title: Fred B. Kelterer Collection

Dates: 1936

Collection Number: PC 2014-001

Creator/Collector: San Diego Exposition

Extent: ¼ linear feet

Repository: Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room

Escondido, California 92025

Abstract: Ephemera - original box containing a collection of 20 miniature photographs of the 1936 San Diego Exposition.

Language of Material: English

Access

This collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Fred B. Kelterer Collection, Pioneer Room, Escondido Public Library

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Fred B. Kelterer Collection. Collection Number: PC 2014-001. Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room

Acquisition Information

According to the Deed of Gift Form, this collection was donated to the Pioneer Room by Fred B. Kelterer on June 7, 2014.

Biography/Administrative History

The California Pacific International Exposition was an exposition held in San Diego, California during May 29, 1935–November 11, 1935 and February 12, 1936–September 9, 1936. The exposition was held in Balboa Park, San Diego's large central urban park, which had also been the site of the earlier Panama-California Exposition in 1915. The Exposition was held to promote San Diego and support its economy, which had slowed with the country's Great Depression. The first year was such a financial and attendance success that it was held over for a second year. The exposition had hundreds of exhibits on history, the arts, horticulture, ethnic cultures, science, and industry. Some concessions and exhibits were unusual, such as the Gold Gulch, Lost Continent of Mu, Zoro Garden Nudist Colony, and the "One Ton Mechanical Man." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Pacific_International_Exposition

Scope and Content of Collection

Ephemera. 1 box containing 20 photographs from the 1936 San Diego Exposition.

Indexing Terms

Ford

Standard Oil

Balboa Park

San Diego, California

Motion Picture Hall of Fame

Gold Gulch

Japanese Tea Garden