Scrapbook on theater, concerts, opera and social life in San Francisco, 1939-1943.

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Scrapbook on theater, concerts, opera and social life in San Francisco, 1939-1943.

Volume of clippings, programs and ephemera. Includes material on performances in San Francisco of concerts, opera and theater. Also includes clippings, postcards and souveniers from the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition at Treasure Island. Some material on theater and historic sites in other U.S. cities. Local social event announcements, programs and invitations.

1 v. : ill., ports. ; 32 x 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7497885

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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...