Golden Gate International Exposition collection.

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Golden Gate International Exposition collection.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37801045

Consists chiefly of an assortment of pamplets and a newspaper clipping concerning the 1939 World's Fair (aka the Golden Gate International Exposition) that was held in San Francisco, California. Also includes a 1935 tourist guide booklet for southern California.

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University of Texas at El Paso

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University of Texas at El Paso

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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...