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Title: Panama Pacific International Exposition Collection
Dates: 1915
Collection Number: D-563
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 5.2 linear feet
Repository:
UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: The Photographs of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition collection contains photographic glass negatives of the 1915
Panama-Pacific International Exposition taken by the Cardinell-Vincent Company, the official photographers of the Exposition.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Panama Pacific International Exposition Collection. UC Davis. Special Collections
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Biography/Administrative History
The Panama- Pacific International Exposition (P.P.I.E.), held in 1915 in San Francisco, commemorated the opening of the Panama
Canal. The City of San Francisco sought the Exposition so that they could show the world that it had recovered from the earthquake
and fire of 1906. P.P.I.E. covered circa 300 acres along the bayside Marina district of San Francisco. With the exception
of the Palace of Fine Arts, all buildings were temporary. The Exposition was held from February 20 to December 4, and attracted
circa 19 million visitors.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Photographs of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition collection contains photographic glass negatives of the 1915
Panama-Pacific International Exposition taken by the Cardinell-Vincent Company, the official photographers of the Exposition.
The photographs shows exhibits from food and agricultural company showing the progress that had been made in these areas rather
that the history. Also in the collections are photographs of people who were winners of contests, singers and dancers. One
photograph (No. 15493) shows Henry Ford and Thomas Edison looking at an Edison Telegraph…
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Cardinell-Vincent Company