San Diego's Panama-California Exposition (1915-1916)
GM660 Anonymous Exposition real-photo postcards
Anonymous with Kruxo back, Oakes style:
- (Aerial view of Expostion grounds)
- (Alameda/Santa Clara Counties Building)
- (Arcade with Botanical Bldg in b/g)
- ("Arts & Crafts Arcade, Home Economy & Foreign Arts Bldgs, from Palm Can." hand written in border)
- (Apse of Food Products Building) PC 3-15-14
- ("Arcade & N. Side of Commerce & Industries Bldg")
- (Cabrillo Bridge with pedestrians) PC 3-15-15
- (Cabrillo "Bridge on W. Approach") PC 4-66
- (Cabrillo Bridge from lake below) - vertical PC 3-15-16
- (Cabrillo Bridge, from below; two complete arches with pond in f/g; vertical; no imprint on back)
- (Cabrillo Bridge, from below; two complete arches, pond in f/g with water lilies; vertical)
- (Cabrillo Bridge, Expo buildings, roller coaster, palm in f/g)
- (Cabrillo Bridge from side-all 7 arches)
- (California Building & Tower view from distance-no border)
- (California Building & Tower view from under arbor; vertical; no imprint on back)
- (Cawston Ostrich Exhibit)
- ("E. Side Arts & Crafts Bldg." hand written in border) - vertical PC4-355
- ("E.&W. Walk at N. End of Botanical Gardens." hand written in lower border)
- ("Exedra at W. Side of Formal Gardens" hand written in border)
- (Expo buildings and Cabrillo bridge from across canyon)
- ("Henry Schmidt Band 13 CAC" on back) PC84-44
- (Home Economy Bldg)
- (Home Economy Bldg in b/g, woman with many children posing, 3 Kelloggs boxes, Plaza de Panama)
- (Indian Arts Bldg. tower in b/g; arbor in f/g)
- (Indian Arts Bldg; "E. Side Mining Bldg." hand written in border)
- (Indian Arts Bldg; "N. Side of Arts & Crafts Bldg." hand written in border ) - vertical PC4-354
- (Japanese Tea Pavilion)
- (Lily pond) PC 3-15-11
- (Leap Year Court pergola at left with Lily Pond in f/g)
- (Marines marching on Plaza de Panama) PC84-81
- (Montana Building)
- (Montana and Washington Buildings from pergola)
- (Nevada Building)
- ("Palm Canyon, Arts & Crafts, Home Economy & Foreign Arts, Kern & Tulare Bldgs." hand-printed in border)
- (Pergola built with logs on top)
- (Pergola in Montezuma Gardens with California Tower in b/g, 2 women at right)
- (Prado view of California Tower) -vertical PC 3-15-15
- ("Retaining Wall, and N.E. corner of Comerce and Industries Bldg."(sic) hand-printed at bottom PC4-301
- ("S. Face of S. Calif. Counties Bldg." hand written in border)
- ("Southern California Counties" handwritten in border)
- (Southern California Counties Building) PC 3-15-10
- (Thompson's scenic roller coaster and carousel)
- (Utah Building)
- (View from under pergola with California Tower in b/g) PC 3-15-12
- (Washington State Building) PC4-393
Kruxo back with no border on front:
Cyko back:
- (Admissions Day at Spreckels Organ, 1916) Cyko
- (Arbor with tower of Indian Arts Building) Cyko
- (Arbor with columns, man in center) Cyko
- (Benches, Sacramento, Home Economy and Foreign Arts Buildings) Cyko
- (Billy Sunday at Spreckels Organ, August 9, 1915) ~ Cyko back
- (Botanical Building) Cyko
- (Foreign Arts Building) Cyko
- (Home Economy Building) Cyko
- The Isthmus San Diego Aug 9 1915 (backward) - Cyko back - detail
- ("J.R. Morris, San Diego, Calif. aged 25 yrs employed on Expo Grounds" handwritten on back) Cyko
- (J.R. Morris, cat at his feet) Cyko
- (Kansas Building?) Cyko
- (Overview from California Tower) Cyko
- (Varied Industries Building, west apse; lily pond in f/g) Cyko
- (Queen on float, horses at right) Cyko; white right edge
- (Washington State Building) Cyko
People posing with pigeons, real photos:
Mixed group, real photos:
- (Tower & dome of California Building, garden in f/g ) Azo back; vertical; 83 x 133 mm
- (Facade and entrance to California Building) Azo back; vertical; 83 x 133 mm
- (Serra Memorial, man in front) Azo back; vertical; 83 x 133 mm
- (Lily pond looking south toward arcade) Azo back; 83 x 133 mm
- (Prado looking east, Science & Education Bldg at left) Azo back; 83 x 133 mm
- (Prado looking west, Science & Education Bldg at right) Azo back; 83 x 133 mm
- (California Quadrangle from canyon) Azo back; vertical; 83 x 133 mm
- (View from Tower of California Building) - Azo back
- (View toward Leap Year Court, sprinklers at left) - Azo
- (Exposition grounds from canyon, scrub brush in f/g)
- (Aerial view of Exposition grounds)
- (Alhambra Cafeteria; War of Worlds on right) - Azo
- (Arcade, Southern California County Building; hand-colored) - Azo
- (Arcade interior view without people - horizontal) Azo
- (Arcade, So Cal Counties Building - vertical) - Azo
- (Arcade, from inside) - vertical; Velox
- (Arcade with young boy sitting on steps) - Velox
- (Arcade, Science & Education Building; hand-colored) - Azo (similar to above)
- (Botanical Building from front left, lily pond in f/g) - Azo
- (Botanical Building from left side, fount in f/g; no border) - Azo
- (Botanical Building with lilypond in f/g) - Velox
- (Botanical Building closeup from right side, lily pond and sidewalk in f/g) - Azo
- (Cabrillo Bridge at left, California Building in distance) Azo - triangles down
- (Cabrillo Bridge in oval on top; overview of expo in rectangle at bottom) vertical - Azo
- (Cabrillo Bridge, 1 complete arch in left f/g, California Building and Tower, Administration Bldg) - Azo
- (California Building and Tower, Administration Bldg) vertical; no border
- (California Building and Tower) vertical; wide bottom border
- (California Building and Tower) (Azo; vertical; "The Warrens San Diego Cal" embossed bottom right)
- (car with officials in parade) ~ (Azo back lists dignitaries)
- (California Building, main entrance) vertical; Velox
- (Column in gardens, arbor in b/g) - vertical - Azo
- ("Deer in Balboa Park, San Diego, 1915" hand-written on back)
- (East end Commerce & Industries Building; women at entrance) Azo
- (Expo buildings, bridge, roller coaster from across canyon) no border
- (Expo buildings in silhouette in distance from across canyon) Azo - bottom triangles down
- ("Entrance to Balboa Park" hand written on front; west gate) - Azo
- (Foreign Arts Building east tower from arcade) Azo
- (Foreign Arts Building, West side) Azo
- (Goat on top of building; roller coaster in distance. "Mr Billy taking a distant view of the fair grounds" hand-written on back) - goat detail
- (Home Economy Bldg, south entrance) Vertical
- (Home Economy Bldg in b/g, girl in f/g; many people on Plaza de Panama)
- (Indian Arts Bldg, through arch) Vertical; Azo
- (Indian Arts Bldg tower, arbor at left) - Velox
- (Indian Arts Bldg tower, in distance) verical; Velox
- (Indian Arts Bldg, Prado entrance) - Velox
- ("Indian Dwelling in the Painted Desert Santa Fe Exhibit San Diego Exposition, 1915" hand-written on back)
- ("Indian Pueblo - Panama-Calif. Exposition - San Diego 1915") in border
- (Isthmus with young woman at right) Azo
- (Leap Year Court) Velox
- (Leap Year Court and California Tower in distance; taken from west entrance to Food Products Bldg) Azo
- (Lily Pond, hand-colored) Azo
- (Lily Pond, people on edge) ~ back dated 1914 (pre-expo)
- (Man on roadside with signboard which mentions San Diego Fair) - closeup
- (Making movies in front of Botanical Bldg - ? after Expo) Azo
- (Model Farm buildings, Expo in distance)
- (Night view of El Prado facing West)
- (North entrance to Exposition)
- (organ pavilion, "Mrs Rowan singing at 1915 Exposition / W J Goufelds at organ")
- (organ pavilion, large seated audience) white border; Azo - bottom triangles down (probably 1915-16 Expo)
- (organ pavilion, lawn in middle, people at left and right) - Azo (probably 1915-16 Expo)
- (organ pavilion, seated audience faces to left) white border; Azo - bottom triangles down (probably 1915-16 Expo)
- ("Painted Desert" on sign and "Up to the Hour" in f/g) - Azo
- (Parade on Plaza de Panama with car in f/g) - Azo
- (Parade on Cabrillo bridge from Calif tower) - back gives date 3/29/15 Azo
- (Plaza de Panama from California Tower) - Azo
- (Plaza de Panama; people with umbrella and flag, Sacramento Valley and Home Economy buildings in b/g)
- (Plaza de Panama from the tower of the California Building) - Azo back
- (Plaza de Panama from the tower of the California Building) - Cyko
- (Plaza de Panama; 2 men walk in f/g; Science & Educ Bldg in b/g) - Azo
- (Plaza de Panama; Home Economy Bldg in b/g)
- (Prado looking east; Science & Educ Bldg at left) - Azo
- (Prado looking west; from between Home Economy and Foreign Arts Bldgs) - Azo
- (Sacramento Valley Bldg in b/g; 2 benches in f/g) - Azo
- (sailors in arcade, 3 standing, 2 sitting)
- ("San Diego to New York" on shirts of "walkers") - Azo
- (Science & Education Bldg south courtyard entrance) vertical; Azo
- (Science & Education Bldg, east entrance) vertical; Velox
- "Southern California Counties" in border
- ("Standard Oil Company California" on building) - Velox
- (Urns in garden, two) - Velox
- ("USS Isthmus" ship in f/g with view of The Isthmus) - Velox
- (Varied Industries Building, east entrance) vertical; Velox
- (west entrance to Expo below; house photo above) vertical ~ back
- (2 Women wearing pennant banners "1915 San Diego" and "California" - Azo; vertical; back says "2 nuts - June and Kelpie"
- (Zoo began at Expo in San Diego 1915
- (Zuni Pueblo) Azo back has message dated "Xmas 1914"
- 319 (Botanical Building at left; fountain; Food Products Bldg. apse) Azo; PC5-29
- Admiral Howard Day June 8, 1915 SDC Exposition (downtown parade)
- Botanical Building (backsloped handprinting # 18 or J8 or perhaps mirror 86) Azo; PC5-25
- California Bldg from Cabrillo Bridge
- California Bldg and Cabrillo Bridge
- Entrance to Calif. Bldg. Expo. San Diego 1915 (vertical)
- California Building SDE (actually tower of Indian Arts Building)
- Calif Tower SD 1915 (vertical in black oval frame) Cyko back
- Corner of formal gardens PCE 1915 (hand-tinted)
- View Showing California Building PCE, San Diego 1915 (hand-tinted Azo)
- Exp'o Grounds San Diego, Calif Azo
- Garden Fine Arts-Mining Bldgs PCE SD 1915 Velox PC4-88
- Goldfish Pond Cal., Panama, Exp. (all caps) - Azo
- Meet us in San Diego / Ocean-to-Ocean (dog on horse-drawn wagon)
- Main avenue at San Diego Exposition.
- Open Air Pipe Organ San Diego Exposition Gift of J.D.Spreckels. (all caps - narrow white border at bottom)
- San Diego Conservatory Orchestra - Chesley Mills - Conductor (all caps - Azo back)
- View from Colonnade PCE San Diego 1915 (tower through arch) Velox
These seem to be titled by the same hand:
These cards are probably one-of-a-kind photos taken by or taken of visitors:
These four have very wide white borders:
- (Botanical Building) - Cyko back
- Organ Pavilion closeup - Azo
- Organ Pavilion with wide border on left, woman right f/g - Azo
- Arcade of Foreign Arts Building - Azo
- Arcade of Foreign Arts Building, Botanical Building seen through it - Azo
- Pigeons in front of Sacramento Building - Azo Back
Portraits taken by photographers, probably at Expo grounds:
- "Aeroplane Flying to Panama-California Exposition" - two women
- "The World's Fair Special 1915" on sign (studio photo of 2 women on train)
- (large crowd fills Isthmus, Alhambra left, War of Worlds right)
- (two photos on vertical card; top is house, bottom is Expo west gate with buildings in distance) ~ (back)
- (Indian Village from The Isthmus) - back says "this is a picture Charlie took at San Diego" (I have seen 2 copies of this card - maybe Charlie had double prints made)
- (2 women in front of fountain, west face of Food Products Building in b/g) - Azo
- "Across the model Farm" with California Building and Tower in b/g inside oval - Azo
- Model Ranch San Diego Expos. - Cyko back
These have wide borders and were found together:
- Crowd with pigeons on Plaza de Panama, Sacramento Valley Bldg. - Azo, vertical
- Girl holding corn flakes box, 2 women outside Varied Industries Bldg. - Azo, vertical
- New Mexico Bldg. - Azo
Electriquettes:
- (Electriquettes #24,#44,#41,#104,#67 and 1 or 2 others, all women)
- (Electriquette #24, Balboa Guard looking west on Prado) Velox
- (Sacramento Valley Bldg with people and electriquette) - Azo
- (Woman standing behind, boy stands on electriquette) "Oscar Ellis, Jr. / and Lenore at the / Exposition. / Age 2 years + 5 months / May, 1916" Azo; vertical
- (Electriquette #93; deteriorated, woman seated) - in pencil on back "Taken March 10th, 1917, San Diego Exposition Grounds"
- (Electriquette #31; deteriorated, two women seated) - postmark 4/1917 with message about fair on back
- (Electriquettes #9 and #11? at distance; in front of Science & Educ Bldg) - Azo
- (Electriquette #36 holds 2 women, 1 man; #42 in b/g with 1 man)
- (Electriquette #15 two women seated, man and woman standing;lots of pigeons)
- (Electriquette #15 empty on right; man in one on left)
- (Electriquette with same man as above)
- (Electriquette #26 with 2 women seated, 1 woman on front, 1 stands)
- (Electriquette #28 with 2 women seated, auto at left)
Hand colored individual photos:
Anonymous construction real photos:
- California Bldg. from Cabrillo Bridge SD 1915 Exposition (crane with half-built Tower)
- The "Prado" from Tower of California Bldg. SD 1915 Expo (near end of construction) - Detail
- (Science and Education Bldg under construction; 2 women, man standing near car) - Dec. 24, 1913 Azo back
- (Arcade under construction near completion) Kruxo, glossy, wide right border (not typical for Oakes - ? Wright)
- ("Agriculture Building" - Varied Industries with construction near completion)
- Benjamin + James Real Estate San Diego Calif. (Home Economy Bldg under construction)
- ("Cabrillo Bridge Exposition Grounds" bridge under construction) 96 on front right lower corner
- (Cabrillo Bridge, California Tower under construction)
- (Construction - Science & Education Bldg) - Artura back
- (Construction - Varied Industries Bldg., appears to be nearly completed) - Azo
- (Construction photo Fine Arts Bldg, hand-colored with Expo logo) - Azo back
- ("San Diego Expo" handwritten on front- tractor, ? construction) -Cyko back
- ("Expo moving truck PC Expo. San Diego" hand written in white border)
- ("Grading P.C. Expo. San Diego Cal." hand written in white border)
- (Kern, San Joaquin Bldgs from Organ Pavilion toward Sacramento Valley Bldg - construction near completion)
- (Indian Arts Building - construction site) Azo (hand writen on back: "This is the Mining and Engineering Building under Construction in the Exposition Ground / Taken by Howard Miller")
- (Prado buildings under construction looking east) - Velox
- (North side of Prado, Varied Industries Building under construction -nearly complete)
- ("Some of the exposition buildings" handwritten on front - View from California Tower of Prado buildings under construction looking east)
- (construction site at PCE ? Fine Arts Building/arcade) - (detail: Home Economy Tower seen in distance
- (unidentified construction site at PCE; homes in b/g)
- (Southern California Counties Bldg under construction) ~ sign detail: John Simpson & Co., General Contractors
- (Southern California Counties Bldg under construction) ~ similar view with lumber and car in front
Anonymous real photos of exhibits:
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