Off to see the sights. Imagery of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition which was held in San Francisco, California from February to December of 1915.

*Tower of Jewels and Fountain of Energy.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Festival Hall and South Gardens.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Doorway Varied Industries Building.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*The End of the Trail.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Palace of Horticulture.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Avenue of Palms and Tower of Jewels).*Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Educational Building.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Court of the Four Seasons.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Fountain of Energy.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*California Building.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Sectional view of South Gardens, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco,* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

*Avenue of Palms with Liberal Arts Building and Italian Tower.* Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California. February to December, 1915. Taken from an extensive photo album documenting the historic Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that was probably kept by a visitor to the Exposition and was possibly compiled by one Betty Zamloch. Image © 2023 James E. Arsenault & Company. Fair use license. via https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/5711/betty-zamloch-compiler/panama-pacific-international-exposition-photo-album

A benchmark in San Francisco history, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition reflected the ascendance of the United States to the world stage and highlighted San Francisco’s grandeur. It drew nearly nineteen million visitors. The exhibition was intended to be temporary—the buildings being made of wood, plaster, and burlap to make them easy to demolish. The only portion to survive is the Palace of Fine Arts, which was rebuilt in the ‘60s with more permanent materials.

What to look for when you manage to time travel back to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition which was held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. Hand-colored lantern slides. Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture.

Chinese pagoda. National Archives ID #24720271. Local ID #16-SFX-23. *1915. American.* Colored lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. Collections of the United States Nation Archives. Fair use license. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720271

Adventurous Bowman on top of the Column of Progress. *National Archives ID #*24720275. Local ID #16-SFX-25. 1915. Colored lantern slide. *Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. Collections of the United States Nation Archives. Fair use license. via* https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720275

Photograph of the sculpture “Muse Finding Head of Orpheus,” sculpted by Edward Berge. National Archives ID #24720287. Local ID #16-SFX-31. 1915. Colored lantern slide. *Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. Collections of the United States Nation Archives. Fair use license. via* https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720287

Fountain Duck Baby sculpture. Edith Barrets Parsons, sculptor. National Archives ID #24720293. Local ID #16-SFX-34. 1915. Colored lantern slide. *Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. Collections of the United States Nation Archives. Fair use license. via* https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720293

Pictures from fairyland. Hand-colored lantern slides taken at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition which was held in San Francisco, California in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal.

16-SFX-001 — Statue “Piping Pan” by Louis Saint Gaudens at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. National Archives ID # 24720227 Local ID # 16-SFX-1. 1915 image. American. Hand-colored lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. Collections of the United States Nation Archives. Fair use license. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720227

16-SFX-005 — Sculpture “Young Pan” by Janet Scudder at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915. Hand-colored lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. National Archives ID # 24720235. Local ID #16-SFX-5. Department of Agriculture, creator. Collections of the United States National Archives. Fair use license. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720235

16-SFX-012 — Ducks and geese at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915. Hand-colored lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. National Archives ID #24720249. Local ID # 16-SFX-12. Collections of the United States National Archives. Fair use license. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720249

16-SFX-019 — Netherlands National Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915. Hand-colored lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer for the Department of Agriculture. National Archives ID #24720263. Local ID #16-SFX-19. Collections of the United States National Archives. Fair use license. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720263

Pictures from fairyland. Images from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition which was held in San Francisco, California in 1915. Many with illuminations by Walter D’Arcy Ryan of General Electric who had previously lit up Niagara Falls.

"Night Illumination - Panama-Pacific International Exposition - San Francisco, California - 1915." — “Night Illumination – Panama-Pacific International Exposition – San Francisco, California – 1915.” 20th c. Image © Wolfsonian Library/Florida International University. Fair use license. via https://wolfsonianfiulibrary.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/the-jewel-city-by-the-golden-gate-the-1915-panama-pacific-international-exposition/?blogsub=confirmed#blog_subscription-3

"View Along Avenue of Palms." X-131. — “View Along Avenue of Palms.” X-131. Illustration from the official souvenir booklet and published by the Pacific Novelty Company, San Francisco. 1915. Colorized photograph. In the public domain. via http://digiarchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/panama-pacific-international-exposition.html

"Palace of Horticulture Illuminated." X-162. — “Palace of Horticulture Illuminated.” X-162. Illustration from the official souvenir booklet and published by the Pacific Novelty Company, San Francisco. 1915. Colorized photograph. In the public domain. via http://digiarchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/panama-pacific-international-exposition.html

"The Jewel City" by the Golden Gate: the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. — “The Jewel City” by the Golden Gate: the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915. Probably a vintage postcard. Image © The Wolfsonian Library, Florida International University. Fair use license. via https://wolfsonianfiulibrary.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/the-jewel-city-by-the-golden-gate-the-1915-panama-pacific-international-exposition/

Illuminated building from the exposition.. 1915. — Illuminated building from the exposition. 1915. Lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer. Department of Agriculture, United States National Archives. In the public domain. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720353

Illuminations, Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915. Lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer. Department of Agriculture, United States National Archives. In the public domain. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720371

Illuminated building with reflecting pool, Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915. Lantern slide. Joseph Abel, photographer. Department of Agriculture, United States National Archives. In the public domain. via https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24720395

Lots of wonderful lantern slides left though these are all the ones showing the illuminations. But all with the same dream-like quality. Look for one or two more posts with some of those.