Snap Shots of Scenes at the Panama-Pacific Exposition San Francisco 1915 ; 115 Late Views of the Panama-Pacific Exposition

San Francisco: Amos Publishing Co, 1915. Later printing. Staple bound wraps. Near Fine. [4.25x6.25in]; Unpaginated, 32 plates with 110 black and white images, panoramic day and night image of Exposition; Light-blue paper wrappers with raised gilt lettering image of Tower of Jewels on front in gilt borders, image of Palace of Fine Arts on back in gilt borders, image of model of Woolworth building, New York, on inside back cover, two staple binding; Minimal rubbing to covers and spine, faint water spots on front, very little staple rust, small chip at bottom front and spine, corners and edges clean and tight. The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) was a significant event for San Francisco, California and the United States. The planning for the exposition began in 1904, two years before the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed most of the City and caused significant damage to most of the bay area. As part of the rebuilding and recovery efforts for San Francisco, the PPIE world fair opened in February 1915 to enthusiastic crowds. The over 600 acres were beautifully designed and promoted as a community of eleven exhibition "palaces", 21 foreign pavilions, 48 State buildings and a 65 acre amusement zone. The design of the buildings and grounds was an inspirational mix of Greco Romanesque style with modern architectural, artistic and technological elements. Until closing in December 1915, over 18 million visitors enjoyed the exposition, the City and California. After closing, most of the "temporary" buildings were demolished, except for the Fine Arts Palace, lake and grounds (designed by Bernard Maybeck and still in use in 2021) and a few others relocated. The San Francisco Legion of Honor art museum is a replica of the PPIE French pavilion. The land was intended to be sold off for residential and commercial development, which is now known as the Marina District. (Inventory #: 13350)