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E EX POSITIO N1 CHARLES C . MOORE . P resid ent. 5 C UR T IS H. L I N DL E Y‘ S olicitor General. 9 GE ORG E Houo a PE R R Y. Director of E x ploitat i on.
2 DR. F RE DE RI C K J. V. S KlF e Director-in-Ch ief. 6 F R A NK S . BR I TT A I N . Géneral A ttorney. 10 F RAN K BU RT . Director of Concessions aqd A dmissions.
3 A . W. F OST E R. T reasu rer. 7 CAPT. A SHE R C ART ER BAK E R, Director of E x hibits. 11 JOS E PH M . C UM M lN G, E x ecu tiv e S ecretary.
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GA RDENAs 5 0 9 11 a s t h e principal gate way to t h e E x p o si ti o n fro m th e ci ty is pas se d hle do m in a tin g fea tu r e o f th e arc h it ec t ure, t h e T o wer o f
J e w e ls, w hxch re a r s it sel f S k yw ard fo r al m o s t h a l f a t h ou sa n d f e et, is c o n fro n te d. B e for e it a grea t ga r d e n 3000 fe e t in l e n gt h stre tc h e s, flanked
o n t h e We s t b y t h e n ob l e gl ass d o m e d H o rti c u l tu ra l Buil ding a n d o n t h e rig h t by F e s tiva l Hall, a t o w e ri n g, gra ce fu l p i l e standmg a l o of fro m
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DI RECTO RS OF TH E Ex POSlTlON l CHAS. C. MOO R E‘ President. 6 L EON S L OS S . 5th Vice Pres 't . 12 P. T . CL AY. 2 W M . H. CROC KPI R‘ lst Vice Pres ‘t . 7 J AM ES RO L PH‘ JR 6th Vice Pres ’t . 13 R . A . C ROT HE RS. 3 R . B. HALE. 20 d V ice Pres 't . 8 JO HN BA R N E SON . 14 GE ORG E T . CA M E RON . 4 I . W. HE L LM AN JR 3d Vice Pres ‘ t . 9 M . j, B R AN D EN S ‘ N -I I N . 5 A . I . E SBE R G. ’ 5 M. H. D E YOU NG . 4th Vice Pres ‘t . 10 JoHN A . B e -QN , 16 C HAS, S . F E E . 1 1 F RA N K L. BR OWN . 17 A . W. F OST E R.
TH E SOUTH GARDEN AN D CALDER' S" FOUNTA I N O F EN E RGY I n . t h e beg uti ful S o u t h G a r de n s, o c c upying t h e ce n t e r o f t h e plaza , i s Ca l d e r ’ s F ou n tain o f E n e rgy, _ f or m ing on e o f i t s . m a in p ic tu r e fea t u re s. Wi t h I ts . fl ashmg si l ve ry spra y i t is a c o n s tan t s o u r c e o f de l i gh t t o b e h ol d e r s. I t typi fi es En e rgy, t h e “ L ord o f th e I sthmlan
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E EXPOSITION 1 J. E . D. TnAsx , Chief of F ine Arts. 9 CHAS . E . VAN BARN E VE LD . Chief of Mines 17 GE ORG E W. Km am fi hief of Architecture. 2 A LVI N E . POP E. Chief of E ducation and S ocial and Metallurgy. 18 H. D. DEW EL L , Chief St ructural E ng ineer. E conomy. 10 A . H. MA R K WA R T . Asst. D irector of Wo rks . 19 W. D ’A . R YA N . Chief of Illumination. 3 T HEODOR E HAR DER . Chief of L iberal Arts. 1 1 G. L . BAYL EY. Chief Mechanical and E lec 20 W . D. E GI L BB RT . Com ‘ r C alif ornia Bu ilding 4 CHARL ES H. G R E E N. Chief of Manufactures trical E ng ineering . 21 DR . J . D. L ON G. Chief Hyg iene and Sanitation 0 and Varied I ndustries, 0 0 1 2 E . E . C AR PE N T B R ‘ Chief Civil E ngineering . 22 DR. R . M. WOODWARD . Chief M ed ical Bureau. 5 L 1egt. G. W . DA N F O RT h . Chlef of Machinery. 13 KARL T . F . BI T T E R. Adviser in Sculpture. 23 JA Y J. B RYA N. Assistant Director Concessions 6 T . (1 . S T A L L S M I T g . C hxef ‘ of A gn cu lt u re. 14 A . S T I RLI N G C ALDER . Chief of Sculpture. and A dmi ssions. 7 D. O. L I VELY. Ch xef of v e Stock . 15 JUL ES GU E R I N . Chief Color and Decoration. 24 A . M . MORT EN S EN . T raffi c Manag er. 8 G . A . a m no x . Ch ief of Horticu lture . 16 JOHN McL A azN . Chief L andscape Gardening 25 G . W . S T E WA RT. Mu sical D irector. 26 CHAS. A . VOGE I S AN G. Commissioner of the E xposition. 27 WM. T . S E S N ON. Chairman Reception Com mittee. 28 J . A . BAR R. Director of Congresses. 29 W. L . HAT HAWAY. Commissioner Worlds ln surance Congress E vents. 30 T HOM AS M . MOOR E . Com missioner General, E astern Headquart ers N ew York . 3 1 HO L L I S E . Coo u w. Chief Special E vents.AN EXPOSITIO N AUDI ENC E
T h e s c e n e r e p r e s e n ts a grea t c on co u rs e o f p e op l e gat h e r ed upon t h e P l aza i n t h e So u t h G a rd e n s. I t in dica t e s th e l oya l sp i ri t o f t h e p e o p l e
o f Cali fo rn i a t owa rd s th e E x p o siti o n
, w h i c h i s e x h ib it ed upon a l l im p o r ta n t oc ca si on s. T h e M a i n e n t ra n c e i s s een b eyo n d t h e F ou n tain o f
E n e r gy. T h e gr ea t s o u t h h e dge e n c l o sin g t h e Exp ositi o n groun ds and t h e M a i n e n tra n c e a r e c l ot h e d w ith a ma s s o f fl ow e ry m oss. T h e h e dge s
D EPA RTM E NTA L CH I EFS OF TH E EXPOSlTI ON
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CONTI NUED W M . j . PE ARC E . Assistant Comptroller. E . H. Ho oPE R. Assistant Comptroller. W. A . GRI M M ELL. Audito r. R ODM A N R omssox. Paymaster. JAS. D. O ‘ N E N Chief of Department of Concessions. E . C . CO N RO Yt Chief of Department of A dm issions. 7 BL YTHE H . H F N DE R S O N . Chief of Department of T rans port at ion E xhibits. 8 O. H. F E R NBAC H, Secretary of the I ntern ational A w ard System. Secretary of the F oreig n Oth ee. 9 J. J . MC GOVl -ZR N t Assistant Director of Athlet 10 C APT . E DWAR D C A RP EN TE R . U . S . A Military Aide to the President . 1 1 COM M A NDE R C . H. N N avalA id e to th e President. 12 CAPT. F R ED L . PE R R Y. U . S . A Assistant Commandant of th e Gu ard . 13 F R A N K L lN MORT ON T ODD. Historian.N w
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rounds. Ou t h e le ft are the Palaces o f M anu factures an d Vari ed I ndus tries faci ng upon Pal m Avenue.
MRS. F. G . SANBORN. President. MRS . PHOE BE A . HEARST. Hono MRS. GAILLARD STONEY, Secretary.
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To th e genera l public the vi si b l e wo rk of th e W oman’s Board,
d u ri ng th e Exposi tion p e ri od, Will be the di sp ensing o f ho s pi tal ity at
the, Cal i fo rni a Building"an d i n conne cti on Wi th the women of the
S tat e, p re s i ding ov e r and con duc ting t h e so ci al fun c tions w hi c h are a
p art of t h e l i fe o f expo si tion s. A l arge secti on o f th e S tate b u il ding
h as b een designe d for th e s e soci al p u rposes and w i l l be op en at a l l
ti mes f or the c are and ente rtainm ent of th e p eople
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guests of theHoste s s State and i ts ci ti zens. W hil e the p reli m inary work of the
Board h a s b e en mos t u sefu l and b rilliantl y s u c cess ful
, i t i s a t gre at
gath e rings of di stingui shed p e op l e th at women by tact, c ulti vate d tas te
and cou rtes y become leaders in th e im portant du ti e s of hos p ital i ty.
Duri ng the p e rio d of th e b u i l di ng of th e Exposi tion th e W oma n’s
Boa rd h as h el p e d mould p u bl i c Opini on, and wo rked s u c c es s fu ll y
through variou s agenc ies, among these by auxili a ry b ranc he s throu gh
the Counties of the S t a te. Wi t h th e co
-o peration of oth er agenc i e s
i t Wi ll assi st in t h e c a re an d gu i dan c e of vi si to rs and Wi ll b e esp e c ial ly
helpf ul ‘to women. The p e rsonnel o f the . Woman
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p resi d ent, M rs. Lov e l l W hi te " se cond vi c e-p re si dent , M rs. 1. Low enberg " t hi rd v i c e-p resi d ent , M rs. Wi lli am Hi c kl ey Tay l or " fo u rth vi ce-pre si dent , M rs. Jo hn F . M erri ll " fi f th vi c e
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p res i dent, M rs. E rne st S . S imp son "M rs. Gaill ard Ston ey " treas u rer, M rs. P hi li p E . Bowl e s " as sistant
t re a s u rer, M rs. E dw i n R . Dimond " au di tor, M rs. C h a rles W. S l ack " o t h e r dire ctors, M rs. E dso n F . A d ams, M rs. F rank B . Ande rson, D r. M a riana B e rtol a, M rs. F ran ci s C arol an , M rs. Ayle t t R . C ot ton, M r -s . Jo sep h A . Donoho e, M rs. Jo s e p h D. Grant, M rs. Re u be n B . H al e, M rs. P . C. Hale, M rs. I . W . H el lm an, J r M rs. C . E dw ard Holmes, M rs. John John s, M rs. Ab bi e K r eb s, M rs. Je s s e
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S esnon, M rs. M . C . Slo s s, M rs. W i lliam S . Tevi s, M rs. E . C . Wri gh t "
a ctive as soc i a te di re c tors, M rs. George B. S p e rry, M rs. A l exand e r
R u s sell, M rs. C. S . S ta nton, Mi s s Janet P eck, M rs. George Hough
Pe rry, M rs. M ary Au sti n, M rs. Wllliam K ent"M rs. Wi lli am Grunt,
M rs. H e rb e rt A . Hoov er, M rs. M inni e S ab in Coop er.
Th e honora ry memb ers in c l u de M rs. Hiram Johnson, Wi fe of th e Governor of Cal i fo rni a " M rs. James Ro l p h . J r. , w i fe of th e M ayo r of San F ran cis co " M rs. F rankli n Lane, Wi fe of t h e Se c reta ry of t h e Interio r, ‘ Mrs. J ul iu s K ahn, Wi fe of Congressman Kah n, and the Wives of al l oth e r C al i forn ia rep re sentati ves. s e c re t ary,
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ELS I LLU MI NATEDA l l prey ious s c h e m e s o f i l l u m inati o n a r e strik in gl y d e parte d fro m b y th e E x p o si ti o n in t h e e m p l oy o f w h a t ist er m e d t h e in dire c t or m a sk ed
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.Th e P anam a—P a cino I nternational Exposi tion c e l e b ra tes the com p letion of th at ep ochal ac hiev em ent th e P an am a C an al, by w h i c h two
contin ent s are s e v e re d th at th e enti re worl d m ay b e b ro ught i nto
clo s e r conta ct. I t cele brates al so the a c h i evements of m anki nd du ring
the de c ade p re ceding th e y e ar 1 91 5, s h ows the gre at p rogress that ha s
b e en mad e i n e v e ry b ranc h of hu man en de avo r and dep i cts t h e
p resent c ap abi l i ti e s o f th e h u man rac e .
The Expo si ti on means the c e m enting of exi sting an d the m aking
o f ne w int e rnational fri end ship s . I t t ell s a sto ry to thos e from a forei gn
c l ime and brings to u s o f the W es tern H emi sp h e re a mo re comp l et e
understandi ng o f th e p eople s of th e W orl d.
’N eath the gri m armam e nt
of the P re si dio, w h ose gun s gu ard th e
Gol den G ate, ne stl e s t h e Ex posi ti on, from whi c h ac ros s the wat e r may
be seen, to t h e no rth, the frowning s id e s o f M t. Tamal p ai s, the i sles
whi ch dot the l an d-l oc ke d se a
, an d th e h ill s that gu ard S an P ab lo B ay.
I n th e i mm e di a t e eas t, the s ou th an d the w e s t lies San F rancisco, th e
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Ho ste ss C i ty.
The Expo s i ti on ground s, containing 635 a cre s, are in a n atural
amp h ith eatre overl ooking S an F ran ci s co B ay. Th e grou nds extend
something over two m ile s along the w ater front, afi ording unob
stru c te d vi ew of n aval p ageants and oth er aq u ati c featu res. At the
vari ous l and entranc e s are am ple s tation s Wh e re c a rs, automobi le s an d oth e r t ranspo rtation s e rvi c e may di s charge p assenge rs so that
they may re a c h any des ired p oint qu i c kl y. Ou the wate r front, fa cing
th e M ari na, are s li p s Wh e re steamers, l aun ches and ferry b oats m ay
doc k. I nsi de t h e ground s a railway extends from en d to end of th e
M arina, affording v isi tors a com p re h ensi ve vi ew of t h e Exp osi tion and
of the s ceni c attra cti ons w hi c h su rround '
i t. A u tomobi le chai rs, jinri k
s h as, bi cy cle and p u sh c h airs are avai l able fo r u se o f ylsitors.
Th e magni fi cent stru ctu re s Whi c h h ou se the e vi denc es of th e
wo rl d’s
p rogres s are th e hi gh e st combination of t h e de s ign e r’s art an d
the skill ful l abor of th e arti san. They ri se m ajes ti c i n t hei r grandeu r "
thei r c ap aci ty i s enormou s, an d t h ei r scul p t ura l decorations are - sym
boli c of th e exhi bi ts th ey contai n.
Th ese exhi bi ts are di vi de d "into Televen group s " F i ne “Arts "
Edu c ati on and Soc i a l E co n omy "Li b eral A rt s "M anu fac tu re s
, Va ri e d
Indust ri es" M achi ne ry " Tran sportation " Ag ri c u ltu re " Li ve S to ck "
Hort i cult ure, an d M ines and M e tal l u rgy.
THE L ANDSCA PE A ND. FLORAL SCHEME
A t no exposition y et h e l d . in thi s country has th e re b een so el ab
ora te and extensi ve a fl oral‘ di splayzas shown at thi s exp osi tion. Th e
work h as been done un der the d i re c tion of M r. ‘Joh n M cL aren, th e
S up erintendent of Gol den G ate P ark b f San F ran ci s co, w h o i s recog
ni zed th roughou t E u rop e a n d Am e ri c a as one "
of t h e h ighes t authori
tie s i n thi s p ro fes s ion. The m ai n av enu es are featu re d w ith l arge
THE NORTH GA RDEN
F or nearly a m il e along the b ay front age stre tches t h e N orth
G a rd en. Th i s i s s e p ara te d from the p al aces b y the b roa d p av e d E s
p lanade. Th e s p aci ou s Y ac ht Ha rbor i s almo st i n t h e center. S u r
ro unding the Yac h t Ha rbo r i s an I tal ian b allu strade on w h i c h are
e re cte d decorati v e l ight standa rd s .
groundwork o f yellow p an s ies to be followe d by re d tu l i p s, a fter W h i c h
a p l anting of b egoni a wil l c a rry the col or s chem e th rou gh u nti l the
c lo s e o f t h e Expositi on. E ac h pl anting wil l b e o f p l ants o f
e ac h v ariety.
THE COURTS OF THE EXPOSITION
Th e m ai n cent ral cou rt or Co urt of the U ni ve rse i s dis tingu i sh ed
by a formal settin g of shrubb e ry i n th e c ent er of whi ch i s a l arge
sunk e n garden. M yrtle h e dge s, p ill ar ro ses and cli mbi ng p lants are
sp e ci m en tree s and p alm s. Again s t t h e gre at Exhi bi t P a l a c e s hav e
been p lante d cyp re ss, sp ru c e, e u c al yptu s, fi r and oth e r s pec ies, from
twenty to th i rty feet h i gh. N ext thes e are trees an d s hrubbery of
l e ss e r h ei gh t, and again these are b an ke d W i th fl owers of b ri lli ant
h ue, to be change d wi th th e s e a son s of the y e ar, giving a color b l end i ng of mo st ench anting b e a uty wh e r ev er th e ey e m ay rest.
Ove r fusch ia t rees an d si x thou sa nd hyd range a s and h u n
d red s of thou s ands o f oth e r bri ght col ore d fl oweri ng pl ants h ave b een
u sed u p on the grounds to a dd brill i ancy to the colors, whi c h are all i n
cont ras t to the ri c h, rest fu l green of l awn and shru b b e ry.
Th e m any d ri veways an d c ou rt s h av e diversi fi ed tre atment ac cord
ing to th e i r locati on and m e a s u re o f s unl i ght an d shade, all c au si ng a
h armoni ou s whol e .
THE LIGHTING O F THEZEX POSITION
Th e met hod of l igh ting em p loye d on th e expo si tion grounds i s
known as the i ndi rect"
" th e wall s of th e exhib it p al a ces b e ing
fl ooded b y th e li ght from gre at a rc s, i n front of W hi c h h av e been
p l ace d h andsom e bras s shiel ds, thu s sh ading t h e eye s of th e sp ecta
tors w h il e gi vi ng a comp l et e and rest fu l ill umi nation.
The domes of the b u i l dings are fl ooded wi t h l ight from p owerful
s earchl igh ts and as th ei r ray s f all u pon th e jew el s" of han d-c u t
c ry stal, the effe ct remind s on e of F ai ry l an d.
THE SO UTH GA RDEN
The Sou t h Garden s, emb ra c ing the enti re t erri to ry b e tw e en t h e
Horti c ul tu ral B u il di n g an d F e sti va l H all, wi l l b e m ai n t aine d as a F rench ga rden, containing ‘
th re e l a rge pool s an d o rnam ente d Wi th
num e rou s small fountai ns, b al u strades and b ed s of col o r. Al l of thes e
be ds Wi l l b e p l anted i n one colo r "at the op eni ng o f th e Exp ositi on
TH E PALACE OF FI N E A RTS
T h e e x te ri o r o f the Pa l a c e o f F in e A rt s is entire ly u n lik e th e F i n e A rts bu il di n g at a n y p re vi ou s E xp o si ti on . I t i s the a rc o f a cir c l e, w it h an
o uter l ength o f 1 100 fee t, h a vin g a c o l on n a ded fr ont, an d a c e n tra l rotun da 162 fe e t h igh . T h e co n s tr u cti o n i s ste e l a n d concretc
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proof. T h e
e xh ibits c on si s t o f t h e b e st p ro du ctions o f fo reign an d A me ri ca n a rti sts. N ot o n l y p ain tings an d s c u l p t ure , bu t t ap e st r ie s, je w e l ry, a n d mo saic s,
inlays. carvings, an d fabri cs su ch as l ac e s an d r u gs, are e x h ib ite d. T h e gro u p in g o f scu l p tu r e in t h e r otunda a n d th e c ol on n a de s i s ex c eedingl y
free l y us e d i n t h e ado rnment of thi s cou rt. I n t h e Cou rt of A b undan c e
m ay be seen among oth er t h ings 1 00 o range trees i n bearing. Great
m agnol i a s, formal I tal i an C yp re s s, s p ring fl owering b u l b s and annu al s,
are, in their tu rn, u s ed to beau ti fy. I n the Cou rt of Palm s are different
vari eti e s o f p alm s an d a col l ection o f sweet sme l l ing sh rub s su c h as
myrtl e, b reath of h ea ven, l avende r, l emon v e rbena, an d ros emary. Th e
Cou rt o f F l ow ers, as th e n am e d enote s, wi l l b e a showi ng of b ri l li ant
h u e d fl ow ers in great v ari e ty. The Cou rt o f the F ou r S e a son s i s l ai d
out to ill u strate th e vari ou s phas es o f th e fou r s easons, among ot h er
thi ngs c ontaining fou r gre a t colonna d e d ni c h e s W h e rei n are p laced
grou p s o f statu a ry re p re s e nting re sp e cti v e ly S p ring, S ummer, Aut umn
an d Winter.
THE PREDOMI NATING COLOR SC HEME
The color and de corati v e f e ature s of the Expo si ti on are un de r the
di rection of M r. Ju l es Gu eri n. The p a l a c e s are s h aded i n a n eu tra l
ti nt— smoke d i vory. Th e p o rta l s, col onna des and gro up ings of archi
tectural featu res are m as ses i n re d s, b l u e s, gre en s, an d gol d. FOREI GN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING
Th e follow ing foreign countries h av e o ffi c i a l l y ac c e p t e d th e i nvi ta
ti on o f th e U ni te d State s Gov ernm ent to parti ci p ate i n the Panama
Pacino I nternational Expo si tion "
Guatemal a, H ai ti, S a l v ado r, Domi ni c an Re p ub l i c, Hondu ras, P an
ama, M exi co, I
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, Costa Ri c a, B ol ivi a, Japan, E cu ador, U ru gu ay,
C anada, Li beria, F ran ce, N i ca ra gu a, C u b a, C h ina, Portugal, Swed en,
N etherl ands. A rgentin e , Denmark, Chil e, B razi l, Venez u el a, Persia,
Paraguay, N ew Z ealand, Tu rkey, Au stra l i a, I tal y, Si am, Gre ec e, Au s
tria, Switz erl and, N orway, M onaco, B u l ga ria, Se rvi a.
Some important forei gn co untri es fail ing to sen d o ffi ci al or gove rn
mental rep r e sentati ons, wil l b e re p re s ente d b y great exhibi t s gath e re d
b y s u bsc ri p ti on s among the p eop le s of t ho se countri e s, notab l y E ng
l an d and G e rm any. The Pavi l ions of the F oreign C ountri e s are
grou p e d i n th e western po rtion o f th e groun ds, on th e M ari na, op p osi te
th e grou p of State b ui l dings.
PARTICIPATION BY THE STATES
F orty-th re e of the States o f th e U nion are p arti ci pating in th e
l i fe of t h e Expositi on. M any of t h e b u i ldings are repli cas of hi stori c
mansi ons o r p u bli c b u i l dings i n t h e v ariou s States. Th e Old B ay
State h as a re p rodu ction of the Old Bulfi nch p orti on of th e Massach u
setts State Hou se. Vi rgini a, the ol d S tate, M other of P res i dent s,
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h as a rep ro du ction o f M t. Vernon, h ome of P resi dent W ashi ngton.
P ennsyl vani a’
s handsome bu il ding wi l l h ou se t h e “
Old Li b erty B el l .
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Al l o f th e State b u i l di ngs are h an dsome st ru ctu res, l arge an d com
modiou s, exc e e dingl y c re di table to the S tates. M any are p al ati al
edifi ces.
OUR INSULAR POSSES SIONS.
Alaska, Hawai i and th e Phili p p ine s eac h gi ve t h e vi si to r an
op port unity to become fami l iar wi th t h e ch aracter of th e s e cou ntri es"
t h ei r p eople an d m anner of l i f e.
THE C ALI FORNIA BUI LDI NG
Larger, grander an d more i m posing th an any oth er s tru ctu re of
e ith e r F ore i gn C ou ntry or Sister S tate i s th a t o f C al i fo rni a. I t i s
at th e en d of Admini strati on Avenu e exten ding f or s ev en h un dred and
mo re feet a l ong th e M ari na and th e w ate r front. I t h as l arge se c
t ion s f or exe c uti ve o ffi ces, s ocial and h ospi tality f un ction s
, and di sp l ay
OFFICERS O F THE EX POSlTlON
C h arl es C . M oore, Pres i dent " Wm. H. C rocker, Vi c e
—P re si dent "
R . B. Hal e, Vi ce-P resi dent "I . W. He l lm an, J r Vi c e
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P resi dent "M . H.de You ng, Vi c e-P resid ent " Leon S los s , Vi ce -P res i dent "James Ro l p h , J r Vi ce
—
P re si dent " R u dol p h J . ‘ Ta u s si g, S ec retary " A. W . F oster,Treas u rer "C u rti s H. Lindl e y, Sol i c itor General .
b FFICERS OF THE. WOMANS
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BO ARD
M rs
, P hoeb e
A . Hears t, Hono ra ry P re si d ent " M rs. F. G. S anbo rn,
P resi dent "- M rs . Lov ell W h i te, Vi ce -P resi dent " M rs . I . Lowenb erg, Vi ce-P resi dent " M rs . W il l i am h i nc kl ey Taylo r, Vi ce -P resi dent " M rs .
Joh n F . M e rrill, Vi ce-P resi dent "M rs. F rank L . B rown, Vi c e
-P resi dent "
M rs. E rnest S . Simp son, Vi ce
-P res i dent " M rs
. Gail lard S toney, Se c re
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tary "M rs. P hi ll i p E . Bowles, Treasu rer "M rs. E . R . Dimon d, Assistant
Treas u rer " M rs. C has. W. Sl ac k, Au ditor.
CALIFORNIA STATE COMMISSION
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n. Hi ram W . Joh n s on, Governo r of C ali forni a " M att I . S u l li van,P re sident " Arthu r Arl ett, M a rsh al l Stim son, C heste r H. Rowell.
F . J . O
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Bri en, Sec retary "Leo. S . Robinson, Control l er.
p u rp os es, and wi l l be th e s tage f or al l statel y h ono rs and ceremoni al s
by th e ci ti zens of t h e Hostes s C i ty and State.
THE Z ONE.
He re are to b e se en rem a rkabl e evi den ces of th e enterp ri se of th e
b u sines s m en of San F ranc is co. Th at no im portant featu re i n m aki ng
a great i nte rnational expo sition b e omi tted th e amu sement secti on
h as been l a rgely b u i l t, and the great s hows m ade po s si ble by t h e
nu an cing o f th e am u s ement Z one" featu res by w ealthy b u sin e s s m en
of th e ci ty. N otabl e among th e com p ani e s fo rm ed f or thi s p u rpo se
are th e Consoli dated A m u sem ents C om p any and th e Combi ne d Am u se
ments Comp any, both of wh i c h h ave exp ende d v a st s um s, —runni ng
into mil l ion s of do l lars,—for the eno rmous bu i l dings an d the featu res
e s tab l i sh e d therein.
F rom th e A venu e o f P rogres s
, near the F i l l mo re Stre e t entranc e ,
the‘ Z one extend s eas t for a di stance o f th ree thou s an d f e et
, equ al to
seven c ity blocks. U pon both si de s o f t h e t h orou ghfare th e amu s e
ment p al a ces an d s how houses, great and sm al l, li ne th e way and
al l u re th e vi sitor.
BOARD OF DIREC TORS
Joh n Barneson, M . J . B randen stei n, John A . B ri tton, F rank L .
B rown, P h i li p T . C l ay, Wm. H. C rocke r, George T . Cameron, R . A .
C rot h er, M . H. de Young, A . I . E sberg, C h as. S . F ee, H. F . F ortm ann,
A . W. F oster, R . B . Ha
’le
, I . W. Hellman, J r. , S . F red Hogu e, Home r S .
K ing, C u rti s H. Li ndl e y, P . H. M c cart h y, Jame s M cN abi C harl es C .
Moo re, Tho rnwel l M u l l ally, Jame s Rol p h, J r A . W. S cott, J r Hen ry
T . S cott, Leon S los s, C h as. S . Stanton, D ent H. Robe rt, R u dol p h J .
Tau ssi g, Jo sep h S . Tob in.
Ex EC UTlVE STAFF
F rederi c k J . V. Skiff, Di re ctor
-i h
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C h i e f " As h er Carter B aker ,Dire ctor of E xhi b its " Harri s D. H. Conni c k, Di re ctor o f W orks "
George Hou gh P erry, Di re ctor of Exp l oi tati on " F rank B u rt, Di rector
of Conc es si ons and Adm i s sion s.
Rodney S . Du rkee, Com ptrol l er "Josep h M . C umming, Exe c uti ve
S e c retary " _A. M .
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Mo rten sen, Traff i c M anager " F rank S . B ri ttai n,
TH E COU RT OF PALMS— TH E COU RT OF F LOWERS
T h e b eau ti fu l Cou rt o f Pal m s c o n n e cts Pa l m Av e n ue w i th th e C ou r t o f th e F o u r S ea s on s. T h e Cou r t of F l o w e r s i s t h e b ea u t i fu l c o u r t join
m
l
g Pa l m Av e n u e w ith t h e Co u r t o f Ab unda n c e . I n t o ea c h o f th e s e l ov e ly c ou rt s h a s b e e n p o u r e d a w e alth o f b ea uty o f s t o n e a n d fl ow er a n d
TH E COU RT OF ABUN DANCE A N D
M
ULLGARD’S T
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WE RT h e Cou rt o f A b u n da n c e, d e signe d by L ou i s C. M ullgardt, s h o w s i n th e
i
n n er fa ca d e a n d th e g en era"d e tail th e e ffe c t o f th e O ri enta l p h a s eo f th e Sp ani s h - M o o ri sh t yp e of ' architecture
. T h is c o u rt i s d e di ca te d t o mu sxc, daii cing, an d p ageantr y. T h e w al l s o f the c o urt ar e fo rmed by
-n - v
PALACE OF TRA NSPORTATION4 PALACE OF PU R E FOODS
T h e Pal a c e o f T ra n sp o r t a t io n fa c e s th e M a rin a
, fr ontin g o n t h e E s p l a n a d e a n d Co u rt o f U nive rs e. I t is 618 feet l on g a n d 5 79 f e et w id e. V e ry
i n te re st i n g e xh ibi ts o f tra n sp ortati o n b y ra i l, w a t er, m oto r
- p o w e r
, aer op l a n e, an d o l den m e th ods a r e sh ow n . T h e Pa l ac e o f P u r e F o od s con
ta i n s e x h ib its o f f oo ds o f al l k i n d s, m a n u fa ctu r e d, p artl y c o ok ed, a n d p r e s er ve d. T h e F i sh e ri e s a n d C e rea l s a r e e sp e c ia ll y e xte n s iv e ex hi b i
tio n s. Am on g t h e w o rk i n g e x h ibit s i s t h e c om p l et e fl oar in g mi l l
, p r o c e s s e s o f m an u factu r e o f b reak fa s t f oo d s, a n d t h e p r o d u ctio n o f Ca l i f ornia
PALACE OF MACH I N E RY
T h e Pa la ce o f M a c h in ery, a m od e l t r eat me n t o f R oman e sq u e a r c h i t e ctu r e, is a magnifi cent s tr u cture 968 feet l ong and 368 f e et wi de, w i t h a
fl o or spac e o f m o r e t h a n se ve n a c r es, fr o n t in g u p on Pro gress A ve n u e. D e cora t iv e fi gures r ep re s enti n g steam, el e ctri city, air, a n d wate r ad or n
t h e b ui l din g. T h e r e a r e e xh ibi t s o f m o s t r e c ent m e c h anica l i n ve n ti o n s, w it h m any w ork ing m ode l s. T he g overnm e n t s h ow s by m ean s o f mi n
iature m i n e s t h e w a y o ur harbors in t im e o f w ar w o u l d b e p ro te c t e d "it il l u s tra t e s by m ea n s o f a rev o lving cy c l o rama t h e gr o wth o f t h e navy
FESTlVAL HALL
F estiva l H a l l fr o n t s u p o n th e So u t h Ga r d ens
, a t th e rig h t o f t h e M ain e n tra n c e , a n d fa ce s t h e Pa l a c e o f H o r t i cu l tu re. I t i s t h e sta n da r diz e d
t yp e o f F ren c h th eate r a r c h i te ctu r e, h avin g o n e l a rg e c e n tra l d o m e
, w it h m i n o r do m e s and m ina r e t s, a n d i s p r o fu s e l y de c o rated w ith sta tua r y.
I t co n tai n s a magnifi cent organ of grea t v o l u m e . T h e w o r l d
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s fa m o us organ i s ts gi v e or ga n r e ci ta l s dai ly du rin g t h e en t ire E x p ositi o n . I t s
u se for c on gre s s es, c o n v en t i on s, c o n c e r ts, a n
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d o t h er m u sica l features ca u se s F estiv a l H a l l to b e o n e o f th e m ost im p o rtan t a n d p op u lar
PALACE OF VA-RlED I
N DUSTR I ES T h e e xh ib it s in
.Vari e d I ndu
st ri es Pa la ce a re t h ose su c h as a rt p ottery, cut gla s s, je w e l ry, si l v er a n d go l d sm ith s ’
wa r e s, c l oc k s, ma rb l e s,
b r on z e s, pa per h an g ings, npholstery g o od s, offi ce a n d h ouse h o l d fu rn itu r e an d a gr eat v a r i ety o f artic l e s o f th e fi ner l in e s o f ma n u fa cture. M any
PALACE OF EDUCATI O N AN D SOCIAL ECONO
M
YT h is b u il ding i s 525 feet l ong an d 400 f e et w i d e. I t i s up on th e A ven u e o f Pa lm s
, w it h its w este rn fa cade u p on A dministrati on Ave n ue
ov erl oo k i n g th e Lag oo n a n d F i n e A rts Pa l a ce. T h e Edu cati onal ex h i b it s sh o w every th in g from th e k in de rgart en to th e h ig h est u n ive rsity
c ou r s e. T e c h n ical , a gr ic u l tu ra l
, c om m e r cia l, an d i n dustria l s ch o o l s al l h a v e t h ei r p la c e. E x h ib it s re l ati n g to s o c ia l p r ob l e m s h ave e xtensive
sh o win g. T h e g ove r n m ent a l s o h as a n e xt en s iv e disp l ay o f ex h ib its re l atin g t o e du cati onal
m
atters in t h e b u il din g .PANORAMIC VI E
W
OF MAI N EX H IBIT PALACES
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PANO RAMIC VI EW
OF TH E SOUTH GARDENSN e v e r ha s a n E x p o sit i on o c cup ie d a l ov el i e r si t e. I t l ies in a b ea u tifu l am p h ith eate r jus t w ith in t h e G o l den G a te, an d t h e b l u e waters o f
San F ran ci s c o B ay w as h it s e n t ir e fro n ta ge. N e ar l y t hre e m i l e s fr om e n d t o e n d a n d fr om a th ird to h a l f a mi l e w id e, th e Exp ositi o n s ite i s
fl an ke d at eac h en d b y imp o sing g ove rn m ent r eser vati on s and forti fi cations an d ba ck e d b y l ow h i l l s over w h ic h t h e cit y’s b est residence dis
tri e t c lim b s. A cr os s th e bay M o u n t T am a lp a is an d t h e monntains of M arin Co unty ris e up magnifi cently.
PALACE OF LIBE
R
A L A RTSI n th is p a l a c e is disp layed t h e Art p res e rva tiv e o f al l arts p rinting, in al l i ts branc h e s. B o ok s, map s, p h o t ograp hy, m us i ca l in s trum ents,
th eatri ca l eq u ip ment, e le ctrica l m eth o ds o f com m uni cati on
, civil an d m i l itary engine ering, and m o de ls an d design s fo r p ub li c w ork s are
branc h e s p rom in ent l y ex h ibited. I n t h is pal a ce o ur g overnment makes ex h ibits o f the State D ep artm ent
, D e p artmen t o f Com merce, Rec lama
tion Servi ce, I ndian B ureau, F ine Arts Comm ission, Smith sonian I nsti tute, P ub l i c Heal th, Red Cross, M arine H osp ita l, Library o f Congress,
Censu s B u reau, B ureau o f S tandards
A RCH OF TH E RISING SU N
T h e A r c h o f t h e
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Rising Snn is a beantiful a rch i t e c t u ra l a c h iev em en t, w it h ch ara cteristi c Or i enta l features, si tuat e d at the ea st ern e n d o f
th e C ourt o f t h e U n iv ers e, w h i c h 15 e sp e c ia l l y r i ch in a l l ego rical gr o u p s a n d fi gu res. I t is sur m o u nte d by th e magnifi c ent em b lemati c grou p o f
scu l p t ure , “T he N at ion s o f the Ea st.
FQUNTAlN OF CERES
—
COU RT OF FOU R S EA SO N SI n th i s lovely i n c l o su r e, w h i ch is wa l l e d i n b y fa ca des o f th e Pal a c e s o f F oo d Pro du ct s, A gric u l tu r e, E du cati on, a n d L ib e ra l Arts, e v ery d e c orative
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feature o f statuary
, m u ra l p aintin g, a n d s c u l p ture ca rri es th e i dea o f N ature p our i n g out t h e fru its and fl ow ers o f the s eas on. T h e
F o untain o f Ce r e s i s th e w ork o f Ev el y n B eatr i c e L on gman o f N ew
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TH E. COU RT OF PALMS
T h e Conrt o f Pa l m s c o n ne c t s Pal m A ven u e w ith th e Cou r t o f th e F ou r S ea son s. I n th is s tate l y p il l ar ed co u rt, w h i ch w it h th e Co urt o f
F l ow e r s typi fi es c ourts o f th e I tal ian R enai s san ce, w e may s e e a fi ne c ol l ection o f diffe r ent vari eties o f p a l m s an d sw e e t- s m el l in g h erb s
, su c h
LOOKING F RO M TH E COU RT OF FOU R SEASON S TOWARDS TH E SclNTlLLATOR
T h e S cinti l lator is c omp o sed o f a ba tte ry o f s ea rch lig h t s l o cated u p on t h e b r ea k wa ter o f t h e Ya ch t H a rb o r. I t is th i s s cin t il la t or w h i c h
TH E E SPLA N AD E F RO M
A
DM I N ISTRATI O N AVENUEOne o f the m o st b ea uti fu l o f th e p r om e n a d e s a t th e E x p o siti o n i s t h e w ide E sp l a n a d e w h ic h r u n s fr o
m
M a c h in e ry H a l l to t h e M a s sachusetts B ui l di n g. T h is vi e w i s l oo kin g ea s t t ow a r ds th e Co l u m n o f P r ogr e s s, W i t h t h e Ca li fo r n i a B u i l d i n g u p o n th e l e ft. T h e gro u p o f
TH E ESPLA NADE AN D TH E N EW YORK S
T
ATE BUILDI NGT h i s y iew o f the E splanade sh o w s s e ve ra l o f th e S ta t e b u il di n gs, wi t h t h e d o m e o f t h e M a s sa c h u s e t ts B ui
l
din g in t h e dis t an c e. N ew Yo rk,. t h e.
Em p i r e S ta t e,
"
i s r e s p l e n de n t i n re p re s en tati o n a t th e Exp o si ti o n , w it h on e o f th e fi nest an d l arge s t b ui l di n g s u p o n t h e M a r i n a. T h e State
T
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E CA NADlAN, PH ILI PPI N E AN D HAW
AIIAN PAVI LION SE x ce p ting th e Ca l i fornia B u i l din g, t h e Ca n a dian Pavi l io n i s th e l a rges t b uil di n g oth e r th a n e xh ibit p a l a c e s a t t
h
e E sp osition.. T h e i n terior deco o rations, . en .
tirely o f gr ai n s angl gra ss es, p ictu r i n g fa rm in g, f ore st s cenery, an d c oun try la n ds cap e s, i s a reve l at i o n i n dec ora t ive art. T he
Ph i l ip p i n e Pav xhon is ch a r ac te r i s t i c o f th e I sl an ds, w i th op e n p ati o i n th e c en te r. T h e i n t eri or is fi nished in nati v e h a rdw o o ds. T h e fam ou s C
on
stabulary B and gives (
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aily con c erts. T he H a w aiia n B uil ding i s a b eau ti fu l s tru ct u re di r e c tl y fa ci n g t h e Ca l i f ornia B ui l din g.W
hi l e i t ha s manyTH E I M PE RIA L
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A PAN ESE PAVI LI ON AN D GARDE
NS
AN DJ
APAN AN D FO R MOSA TEA HOUSES l. T h e m o s t p r o m in e n t bu il di n g i s t h e R ec e p tio n H a l l , er e c ted t o s h o w th e p u re J a p ane s e a r c h it ectu r e o f the fo u r t ee n th c e n t u ry, remod c l e d t o m od e r n a da p ta ti o n . T h e ga r d e n i s t y p i ca l Japa n e s e , fo r t h e l ay ing o ut o f w h i c h n o t o n ly th e s h r u b s a n d fl ow ers b u t e v e n t h e turfs an d r o ck s w e re b r ou g h t f r o m J a p a n . 2. T h e J a pan e s e T e a Pa vi li on, u n de r t h e a u s pi c e s o f the J a pa n Ce n tra l T e a A s s oc ia tio n o f T o ki o, is ani n t er e s ting ex h ibi t o f en te r p r i s e fo r e x t ensi on o f tra d e b y t h e tea m e r ch an ts o f t h at cit y. 3. T h e F o rm osa T ea H ou s e i s u n d er th e au s p ic e s
FOREI GN PAVI LI O N S
l. T h e Ch in e s e Pa vi l i on s c o m p ri s e m in ia t ure r ep r o du ctio n s o f p a la c e s i n th e
“
F o rb idd e n City o f Peki n , the q ua rte r w h ere for ce n t urie s the
p rin c e s o f th e o l d e m p ir e m a de t h e i r h o m e s a n d fr o m w h i c h t h ey w ie l d e d s w ay ov e r th e i r va st do ma in s. 2. T h e l arg e a n d b ea uti f u l A u s t ra l ia n
Pavil i on i s a t t h e Pr e si di o e n t ra n ce. E x h ibit s afi ord strik in g evid en ce of t h e e n or m ou s p rim a ry r e s ou r c e s o f t h e g rea t Co m m o n w ea l t h. T h er e ar e
en o rm ou s e x h ibit s o f m ine ra l, ag ric u ltu ra l, a n d fo r e s try p ro du ct s di sp l ay e d i n end l e ss p r ofu si on. 3. T h e F r enc h Pavi lio n , s ituate d o n t h e Ave
n u e o f N a t io n s, i s a r ep r od u c ti on o f t h e fa m o u s p a la ce o f t he Le gio n d
’H
onneu r. I ts e xh ibit s p ict u re t h e s ta n da rd s o f F r e n ch cu l t u r e a n d t h e
uni q u e in
g
lilvidualism o f its c ivil iz ati on. 4. Enterp rising N e w Z ealand exh ibits in her p avi li on h e r w onderf u l g razing an d agricu ltu ra l p r ogress
FORElGN PAVILIO N S
1. F o r t h e D anis h Pav i l io n t h e fi nest a n d m o s t c o s t l y a r t ic l e s w h i c h are m a n u fac t u r e d in t h e Kin gd o m h av e be en s e l e c t e d. 2. T h e N eth er
l a n ds Pa vi l io n i s fi nished l avi s h l y i n c o l or, f o l l o w in g t h e c o l or s ch e m e o f t h e Exp o siti o n pal a c es. T h e a r ch itectu re is s t ri kin gl y b ea uti fu l
an d in s trict c o n formity w ith D u tc h tra dit i on s. 3. S w e den
’
s Pavi l ion i s s itua ted on th e s outh si de o f th e Av e n u e o f N atio n s. I ts gr ea t sq u ar e
towers an d it s p a rti- c o l o r e d r o o f a r e di st ingu i s hing exte r ior fe atu res
. 4. N or w ay
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s Pavi l i on, si t uat e d near t h e Pre sidi o entran ce t o th e E xposi
FORElGN PAVI LI ON S
l. T h e A rg e n tine Pa vi l ion i s one o f th e magnifi cent edi fi c es o f th e E xp osi ti on gr ou n d s, s u r m o unt e d b y a maje s t i c t ow e r 150 fe et in h eigh t.
T h e A rg en tin e R e p u b l ic h a s m a d e an a p p r op riat io n o f n ea rl y for e x h ibi t s i n s ci e n c e
, ar t, in du s tr y, a n d c om m e r c e. 2. T he Gua t e
m a l a Pa vi li o n i s o n e o f th e m o s t or n a m e n t a l o f t h e fo r ei gn b uil di n g s . I ts e xh ib i t s a r e e s p ec ia l ly d e v o t ed t o s h o w in g i ts a gr icu l t u ra l an d edu ca
tional p r o gr e s s. 3. H on d u ra s h a s e r ect e d t h i s fi ne s t r u c t u r e, b o t h f o r e xh ibi t a n d h os p ita l i ty p urp ose s. 4. Cu ba ’
s Pa v i lio n i s o f Spa n i s h
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Am e rican
d
type o f a rc h i t ec t u r e. 5 . T he B o livian Pa vi l i on c on tain s e xh ib its o f g o ld, p latinum, r u bbe r and its produc ti on , c h oc o la te, q uinin e, and o t her
TH E CALI FO RN IA BUI LDI NG
T h e "Cal i fo rn ia B ui l di n g i s i n th e O ld M i s s io n sty l e o f a r c h i t e c t u r e. I t i s at t h e e n d o f A d m in i st ra tion A venu e, u p o n t h e M a ri n a , a n d e xt en d s
ba ck to th e w ate r fr o n t. I t h a s a t ow e r e d ma in b u i l din g tw o s t o r ie s h ig h w it h i m m e n s e i n n e r c o urt s an d ga rd en s . T h e r e a r e s e c ti ons for
a dminis t ra tio n p u r p os es, for t h e di sp l ay s o f fi fty
- eig h t co u n ti e s
, a n d f o r t h e s o cia l ev e n ts and f or h osp ital ity. I t is 700 f e e t l o n g a n d 350 f eet
STATE BUILDI NGS
1. T h e K a n sa s B ui l di n g is fo r so cia l p u rp o se s. 2. M o n ta n a, fa m o u s fo r i t s gra in s, m i n e s, a n d fr u i ts, h a s a v e ry a t t ra c t iv e b uil ding l o ca te d
o n t h e M ar i n a . 3. N evada ha s a sta tel y b u i l din g
, w h i c h is u se d f o r s o c ial p u rp os e s e x c l u sive l y, h avi n g i t s e xh i bit s o f p r o du ct s i n t h e vari ou s
p a la c e s. 4. T h e grea t State o f M i s so u ri h a s a b ui l din g t h at i s p l ain, dig nifi ed, a n d state l y. T h e e x h ibi t s from t h e S t a t e a r e di sp l ay e d i n th e ma i n
p a la ces. 5 . U ta h , fam o u s for h e r w on de r fu l m in e ra l an d agr i c u lt ural res ou r c e s, is
‘keeping op e n h o u s e at t hi s b e au ti f u l b u i l di n g. 6. N ort h D ako ta
h as a b ea u ti ful b u i l din g, l o cate d n ea r th e w a t e r f r ont, wit h fi ne di sp l a y s o f c e rea l s an d ot h e r p r od u cts. 7. I n t h e I da h o B ui l din g am p l e pro
vi s io n h a s b e en m a d e for ente r tai n in g vi sitors. R e l ie f m ap s sh o wi n g t h e fo r matio n o f diffe r e n t o re
- p r o du cing p r o p er t ies
, a s
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STATE BUI LDI N GS ‘ 1. O h i o h a s a r e p r od u c ti o n o f i t s ca p i t o l a t Co l u m b u s , th e do m e om it t ed. 2. W e s t Vi rgin ia ' s s ta t e l y ma n sio n i s fa s h io n e d a ft e r t h e So u t h e rn Co l o n ia l h om e . 3. M a ry l a n d h a s ad op t e d t h e h o m e o f h e r fa m o u s s o n , s ig n e r o f t he D e c la ration o f I n de p e n d e n c e, Ca r ro l l of Ca r r o l l t on , a s
t h e m ode l fo r h e r State b u i l din g. 4. W i s co n sin h a s a Co lo n ia l h a l l fo r p u rp o s e s o f h o spi ta l it y. 5 . N e w J e r s ey ha s ta ke n t h e T r e n t on barra ck s
o f re v o l u tio n a ry p e ri o d a s a mo d e l for h e r Exp os iti on b uil din g. Pre s id e n t
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i l son w i l l m ak e it h ea dq ua rte r s dur in g h is vi sit t o th e Exp osition.6. Pen n sy lva n ia
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s b ui l di n g, te mp o ra ry h o m e o f t h e Lib ert y B e l l, i s bu i l t i n Co lo n ia l s ty l e, a n d i s to som e e x t e n t p a t te r n e d a fte r I n d ep e n de n c e
H a l l . 7. I n d
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s bui lding i s it s e l f a S ta t e e x h ib i t, a l l m a t e ria l s i n i t c o m in g fro m the H o o sier S tate.
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8. V irgi n ia i s re p rese n t ed by a r e pro
du ct ion o f G e o r ge
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M
ORE STR EETAmon g th e Z on e a t tra ctions
, wh ich are of most va ri e d ch ara ct er, a re th e followi n g "
T he P anama C anal, at mammoth work ing mod el showi ng the manne r in
wh ich t h e can al i s op era ted.
C reat ion occupies a vas t st ruc tu re th e size of which enhances the im
p ressiv eness of th e grea t mov ing elemen ts which por tray th e ac tual crea tion.
T he 101 Ranch
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T h e one qua in t tou ch of the old w ild W estern days isg iv en t h e E xposi tion by t he presen ce on t he Z one of t h e M iller B rothe rs'
101 R anch" W ild W est Show. I t i s a grea t ieee ta ken from the l as t bit
of g enu in e fron t i er l i fe in t h e U n i ted S tates. T e whole
“sh
ow" was b rough t
from t he M illers' huge ra n ch down i n t h e old I nd ian T erri tory. I t comprises
a two-hour g un play
, w ith all the ca t tle ranch inc identals—roping, tying,
bulldoggi ng, and I nd ian ba t tles.
T he Grand Canyon of Arizona reproduces that in terest i ng sect ion w i th
chara c teri sti c scen es a n d peoples.
T he Yellowstone P ark is rep resen ted i n a mammoth en closu re wi th grea t
fa i th fuln ess. a nd i s wonder full y pleasing.
T he Chi nese V illage, th e p rid e of t h e Chinese people of S an F ranci sco
, i s
full of pleasing feat ures wh ich d i stingui sh the Chin ese people, as well a s
many mercan t ile bazaars. T oyland, Grow n U p, i s a g reat b ig agg regation of F red. T hompson 's ada pta tion s of Childhood’s games an d stori es, and takes fou rteen acres of g rotesq
n
j e hou ses and cas tles to p rotec t t he elonga ted c i tizens of T oyland, Grow n p. T he ’49 C amp is espec ially appropri ate i n th e v ic in i ty of T h e Golden Ga te, showing as i t does t h e mann er of l i fe in those early da ys. T he Dayton F lood shows t h e beau t iful Ohio c i ty, be fore, d uring. and a fter th e t erri ble d i saster of 1 9 13.T he I rish V illage i s an i n terest ing pic t ure l i fted from th e beaut iful
E merald I sl e. T he J a unt ing C ar, K erry Gow , I rish Theater, a nd many other
characteri sti c features of E rin are in ev idence.
T he L . A . T hompson
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s Sceni c R ailway, w ith i ts immen se elephan tine
fron t. i s one of t he g rea t popula r amusemen t fea tures of th e Z on e.
T he B a by I ncubator i s a scientifi c i ns ti tu tion f or the rearing of i nfa n ts
premat urely born, an d t h e l i t tle ones always at trac t the k indl y i n teres t and
sol ic i tude of the people.
T he E volut lon of t he Dreadna ught i s a spec tacular and reali st ic illus
tration of the bi rth, g rowth, and developmen t of the modern American navy. T he S ubmarines is one of t he fi nest amusemen t at tra ct ion s ever inven ted. T h e vi si tor i s taken leag ues u n der th e sea an d conduc ted f or miles a t the bo ttom of th e ocean , w i tn ess ing mos t wonderful sights as sw i rled through the "‘b riny deep, " w it nessing Dav y J on es, a nd his locker, an d scores of other fables of th e sea. J apan, Beaut i ful, i s one of th e larges t sect ion s d evoted to amusemen ts and i s a fi ne represen ta tion of th e F lowe ry K ingdom. T he Bat tle of Get t ysb u rg, dep i ct ing tha t memo rable ba ttle i n wh i ch th e two great armi es are shown in t i t an i c s truggle. T he Div lng Gi rls and N eptune’s Daught ers d raw larg e crowd s of v isi tors to th e “
N ata tori um to w itn ess the ir sports and swimming feats.
Alligator J oe 's F arm, T he Old M ill, N arren P allast , or F oolish H ouse, t he
Aero scope, London to South P ole, W ild Animal Show , E den N uacc, Mysterious
Orlent, M ot ion P ict u res, and a grea t n umber of other at trac tion s are there
to amu se.
M an y typ ical v illages showing l i fe and cu stoms of n umerous fo reign land s,
Z ONE ATT RACTI ONS
1. B e h in d th i s s t r iki n g fr o n t a r e
, t h e in c li n e s a n d sw e ep s o f th e L . A . T h o m p so n Sc enic Rai l way . U p on a l l h o li day s, h a l f h o l iday s,
a n d m o st '
oth_ e r day s
. vi sito r s sta n d in l ong l in e s wa itin g op p o r t unity to b oar d
. t h e . ca r s. 2. T h e G ra n d Ca n y o n e x h ibi t i s m a de b y th e
San t a F e ' Ra i l r oa d Co m p a n y. H is a giga n ti c u n de r taki n g t o give a n a de q u a t e id e a o f t h e G ra n d
’
Ca n y o n , b u t t h e re s ul t a ttain e d i s w o n
derf ul i n i t s rea li s m . 3. T oy l a n d
, c ov e ri n g fo urte e n a c r e s o f p l ayg r ound o f t h ril l s a n d l a u g h te r f or t h e un ive r s e o f c h i l d r e n gr o w n up, is the
l a rge s t a m u s e m e n t co n ce ssi on eve r gran t e d at a n y I n t ern ati ona l E x p o si ti on . . 4. T h e Sa fet y Ra c e r i s o n e o f th e p op u l a r r ide a m u se m e n t attrae
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1. T h e fi rst t h i n g t o g re e t th e ey e o f t h e vi s it o r to th e S ub ma ri n e s i s a n a l l e go ri ca l fr o n t, w i t h ca s ca d e s o f m o vin g w ate r ty p i fy i n g t h e r e s t
l e s s n e s s o f t h e o c ea n . A t t h e d o ck t h e p a s s en g e r e n te r s a s te e l s u b m a ri n e, i s tak e n t h ro ug h t h e l aby ri n th s o f N ep tune, a s u c ce s si on o f
w on der f u l s c e n e s by H. Lo gan R e id o f N e w Y o rk C ity. 2. A t a n ex p e n ditu r e o f o v er t h e o r igin a l Pa n a m a Ca n a l a n d t h e s ur
r o u n d in g Z o n e t e r r i t ory h av e b e e n r ep r o du c e d i n m i n ia t u r e f or m s o ac c u rat e l y one ca n a l m o st im agi n e th at h e i s ta ki n g an a e r op l a n e t r ip ove r
t h e I s t h m u s of Pa n a m a . 3. T h e 101 R a n c h , th e gr ea t s h o w d ep icting l i f e o n t h e p l a in s, i s a l w a y s a n int er e s t in g a n d e x c it ing en t e r ta inm e n t.
4. T h e Ye l lo w ston e Pa r k h a s w ith in al l t h e fa mi lia r fe a tu r e s
— t h e Old _ F aithfu1 I n n , G ol de n Gat e Cl i ff, Eagl e N est R o ck, M am m oth Ho t Sp r in gs , F i s h in g Co n e, th e F irehole, Up p er Gey s er B a si n , Ye l l o w st o n e Lak e, a n d m any oth e rs.
C R EATIO N—
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APAN BEAUTlFULCreatio n is a p ortraya l by p ai n tin gs a n d e l e c trica l a n d m ec h anica l de vi c es o f t h e B ib l e sto ry o f Creati on. T h e divi sion s o f tim e w it h th e
p h enom en on a c c om pa n yin g th e p rogre ss o f eac h da y a r e w o n de rf ul l y a n d bea u ti fu l l y eff e ctive. “ J apa n B ea uti fu l" 15 o ne o f t h e large st c onces S i on s m th e Ex p o s i t i o n g r o u n d s , coverin g m o r e th a n s q ua r e f e et. “ I t em bo dies the a ctu a l s c e n e s o f Ja pa n e s e l i fe in C i ty, c o untry, a n d Vi l l a ges. T h e e n tra n ce t o “ J apan B ea uti fu l" i s an exact r e p ro du c ti on o f th e D a ib utsu o f Ka mak ura, th e fam ous statu e o f B u ddh a, w h ic h is repro duced f or th e hrst ti m e o uts i de o f th e Ori ent.
Z ON E ATT RACTlONS
l. T h e h om e o f Ca p tain , th e edu ca te d h o r se. 2. T h e I n fant I n cu ba t or. 3. T h e Evo l utio n o f t h e D re adna u g h t. 4. T h e S ou th Po l e i s a r ep
resentation o f th e fate fu l tr ip o f Cap ta in S co tt. S. T h e T eh uant e p e c V il l age i s on e o f th e m o st refi ned a n d p l ea sin g co n c ess i on s u p on T he Z o n e.
6. T he A e r o s c op e l i ft s o n e t o a h ei gh t o f 235 fe e t, givin g a c h a n c e for a w onderfu l vi e w o f th e su rro u n din g c o unt ry. 7. T h e
’
49 Cam p wa s b uil t
an d p e o p l ed to i l l u stra t e the li fe o f t h e m i n e r s o f th e r o manti c p e r io d in th e ea r l y day s of th e Ca l i f o rnia g ol d ru s h . 8. T h e e xte r i o r o f t h e Chi
n e se T h ea t e r. 9. T he I ri s h Vi l la ge. 10. Sc en e w it h in th e wal l s o f the c ity
, w h ere t h e Oriental s a re mak ing m err y w ith so n g, dance, a n d a cr o
bati c p er formances.
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