Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta and Golden Gate International Exposition : clippings, announcements, correspondence, articles, reports, etc. 1936-1937.
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Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
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History It has been said that with two great bridges in the course of construction, there began in San Francisco, in about 1933, a substantial feeling that a celebration or exposition should be held to commemorate their completion. As the plans for an exposition developed, it seemed fitting that its theme should be man's progress in communication, transportation, trade and industry, since these were the fields symbolized by the bridges. The S...
Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956.
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Charles Derleth, Jr. was born in New York City on October 2, 1874, the son of Charles and Annie (Taubert) Derleth. His grandfather, Michael Joseph Derleth, a German, Czech, or Austrian cabinetmaker, emigrated to New York City before 1865. He and his three sons, Charles, Ferdinand, and John, operated the firm of M.J. Derleth and Sons, Cabinetmakers at 279 Rivington St. in the Bowery from 1870 to 1882. Charles, Sr. attended Cooper Union Evening School in 1865 and 1866, whe...
