Golden Gate International Exposition ephemera collection : San Francisco, Calif., 1938-1940.

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Golden Gate International Exposition ephemera collection : San Francisco, Calif., 1938-1940.

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Contains materials concerning a wide variety of aspects of the Exposition from the planning stages through the event itself. Includes fliers, press releases, brochures, maps, lecture and exposition guidelines, site proposal documents, copies of legislation, tickets and souvenirs, drama and musical events, and San Francisco newspaper supplements, concerning the site, buildings, ceremonies, exhibits, associated organizations, etc. Also contains a Chinese language guide to the Exposition from Chang On Company, San Francisco, one issue of the Swedish publication, Hemmets Journal (No. 19; May 5, 1938), featuring an article on the Exposition, and two official Exposition publication newsheets.

1 box, 3 oversize folders (0.7 linear feet)

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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...