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Panama–California Exposition. 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 ...
1861 – Brisbane, Queensland – First Queensland Exhibition. 1861 – Melbourne, Victoria – Second Victorian Exhibition. 1861 – Metz, France – Exposition Universelle (1861) [ 22 ] 1861 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Fisheries Exposition [ 23 ] 1862 – Geelong, Victoria - Exhibition of Art, Science and Industry.
April 22, 1915. (1915-04-22) Running time. 9 minutes. Country. United States. Language. Silent with English intertitles. Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco is a 1915 American short comedy - documentary film both starring and directed by Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
Tower of Jewels (PPIE) Coordinates: 37.80373°N 122.4419°W. The Tower of Jewels. The Tower of Jewels was the central building at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, the 1915 world's fair held in San Francisco, California.
World's fair. A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. [1] These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, typically between three and six months.
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The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a World's Fair held at Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, U.S. The exposition operated from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island. [1] Among other things, it celebrated the city ...
Treasure Island is an artificial island in San Francisco Bay, and a neighborhood in the City and County of San Francisco. Built in 1936–37 for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the island was named by Clyde Milner Vandeburg, part of the Fair's public relations team. [7]: 8 Its World's Fair site is a California Historical Landmark ...