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The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915.Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
The Tower of Jewels was the central building at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, the 1915 world's fair held in San Francisco, California. History
Panama–Pacific International Exposition (San Francisco) The Panama–California Exposition was a world exposition held in San Diego , California, between January 1, 1915, and January 1, 1917. The exposition celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal , and was meant to tout San Diego as the first United States port of call for ships traveling ...
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition, constructed in San Francisco by the Golden Gate at a cost of $50 million, was open from February 20, 1915, to December 4, 1915. [5] About 19,000,000 people attended, and the exposition was a great success, [ 6 ] generating enough profit to build the San Francisco Civic Auditorium with about $1 ...
The 1915 American Grand Prize was the first race of the 1915 Grand Prix season and was held February 27, 1915, at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, sometimes mistakenly referred to as the San Francisco World's Fair. Unlike the previous American Grand Prize races that saw few entrants, 39 cars entered the 1915 race, 35 appeared, and ...
1915 – San Francisco, California, United States – Panama–Pacific International Exposition [71] Palace of Fine Arts; 1915 – Panama City, Panama – Exposición Nacional de Panama (1915) [95] 1915 – Richmond, United States – Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition (1915) [citation needed]
Aerial view of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, directed southeast. The exposition buildings have been colored to distinguish them; the Palace of Fine Arts can be seen on the lower right. Painting of the Palace of Fine Arts by Edwin Deakin c. 1915
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter (December 6, 1867 – April 9, 1915) ... and the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, California.