Sadie E. Davenport's Panama-Pacific International Exposition photograph album, 1915.

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Sadie E. Davenport's Panama-Pacific International Exposition photograph album, 1915.

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The bound album contains 153 silver gelatin prints, which document activities of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 taken by Sadie E. Davenport, a San Francisco resident. The snapshots span multiple visits to the Fair over the course of the year. The album features views of the grounds, buildings, attractions, and events of the Fair in San Francisco. Included are several photos of the main structures and sculptures of the Fair, including the Palace of Fine Arts, Palace of Horticulture, Tower of Jewels, all of the Courts, and Fountain of Energy. Among the events featured are Opening Day, San Francisco Day and Art Smith's "aeroplane" flight. Also pictured are the buildings of various states and nations; general views of the Exposition grounds; views from the Harbor and of the Harbor; and crowd scenes. Of note, are Davenport's photographs of Davenport's women friends posing with Native Americas with the caption, "Indians at Exposition." Many night views of the lighted buildings and grounds are also included. Davenport captioned the majority of the photographs and included her own narrative about the Fair, the number of attendees, and the overall cost of the Fair.

1 photograph album : 153 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; album 18 x 26 cm., prints 9 x 14 cm.

San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

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Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco, Cal. in 1915, where Illinois had a visitors' building. From the description of Register of visitors, Feb. 1915-Dec. 1915. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49393876 History of the Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco hosted the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Officials from the Exposition printed postcards for the ...

Smith, Art, 1890-1926

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Davenport, Sadie E.

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Sadie E. Davenport was born in New York in 1872. Davenport lived in San Francisco between 1910 and 1915. Davenport resided on Polk Street with her husband and was employed in the business of confectionaries. Mr. William R. Davenport worked for the Pacific Telephone Company. From the description of Sadie E. Davenport's Panama-Pacific International Exposition photograph album, 1915. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 630187976 ...