Photographs exhibited between 1920 and 1939 [graphic] / by Karl A. Baumgaertel. ca. 1920-1939.

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Photographs exhibited between 1920 and 1939 [graphic] / by Karl A. Baumgaertel. ca. 1920-1939.

Chiefly California and desert Southwest landscapes in a pictorialist style. Also includes Yosemite views, mountain landscapes in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere, studies of rock forms, architectural details, and views at the Golden Gate International Exhibition of 1939.

48 photographic prints : b&w ; various sizes.

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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...

Baumgaertel, Karl A.

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An active San Francisco photographer, Baumgaertel participated extensively in Camera Club exhibitions across the United States and internationally. He was a director in the Associated Camera Clubs of America and was Pacific Coast Executive of the Pictorial Photographers of America. He was also a charter member of the Photographic Society of America. He died in 1958. From the description of Photographs exhibited between 1920 and 1939 [graphic] / by Karl A. Baumgaertel. ca. 1920-1939. ...