Wonderful Exhibits at the Panama Pacific Exposition
Hamilton Wright surveys the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco opening Feb 20 1915 detailing its vast scope. He notes 80 000 exhibits from around the world with grand pageants parades and new amusements including aerial and nautical races.
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Hamilton Wright
San Francisco
Globe
Palace of Mines
Palace of Education
United States
International Engineering
China
Japan
Siam
Indo
Cochin China
Lincoln Beachey
Beachey
Century Panana Exposition opens with grand displays
The Panama Pacific Exposition celebrates the canal opening with demonstrations of progress in arts and sciences. Nations like Denmark Japan Italy China New Zealand Argentina South Africa and Canada exhibit vast displays. Major events include the Vanderbilt Automobile Cup Feb 22 Grand Prix Feb 27 and sea races all amid a vast livestock show and cultural features.
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Wilson
Panama-Pacific
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Ama Canal
San
Congress
George W. Goethals
Royal Danish Porcelain Factory
Copenhagen
Japan
Imperial Household
Italy
America
China
Republic
New Zealand
Argentine Republic
Argentina
South America
North America
South Africa
Great Dominion
Rome
New York
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Woodrow Wilson
Emperor William
Germany
King George
England
Chillingham
London Zoo
Chillingham Park
Festival Palace
Edwin Lemare
Arch of the Setting Sun at Panama-Pacific Exposition
At the west entrance of the Court of the Universe the Arch of the Setting Sun towers above a sculpted group “The Nations of the West.” Central to the composition is an emigrant wagon drawn by oxen with “The Mother of Tomorrow” figure and two children “The Hopes of Tomorrow” flanked by figures of an American Indian a Mexican and an Alaskan among other American types.
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By Hamilton Wright
Salt Lake
Hawaii
Douglas Crane
Harry Lauder
Chicago
Tonental Railways
Grand Canyon
Barnum & Bailey
Yellowtone National Park
Arizona
San Francisco Ciy
Courtes
San Francisco Examiner
James Earle Fraser
Great Palace of Fine Arts
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