288 DAYSSan Francisco · 1915
Photographs

The fair in pictures

242 photographs, autochromes, postcards and plates from 1915 and after, all public domain or freely licensed, each linked to its source.

Building the Fair (2)

Dredging the cove, raising the palaces, and the ground-breaking.

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Feb. 20, 1914, one year before opening day (1914 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1914 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Laying out the exposition grounds, 1914 (1914)Internet Archive Book Images, 1914 · No restrictions · source

Opening Day (6)

February 20, 1915, and the dedications that followed.

Dedication Day at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915-03-24 (24 March 1915 date Q)P.P.I.E. Co; Cardinell Vincent Co · Public domain · source
Dedication Day at the Panama Pacific International ExpositionP.P.I.E. Co; Cardinell Vincent Co · No restrictions · source
President Taft breaking ground at San Francisco on October 14, 1911, for the Panama Pacific International Exposition (1911-10-14)Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, 1911-10-14 · Public domain · source
Panama-Pacific International Exposition – Opening day (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · source
Official souvenir of groundbreaking by President Taft at Panama Pacific International Exposition (1911-10-14)J.C. Terry (signed), 1911-10-14 · Public domain · source
Opening day crowds beneath the Tower of Jewels (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source

From Above (7)

Panoramas and bird’s-eye views of the whole exposition.

Panorama of the Panama Pacific Exposition San Francisco California 1915 (circa 1915 date QS:P)George W. Melville · Public domain · source
Aeroplane view main group of exhibit palaces Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1914)Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, 1914 · Public domain · source
Panama-Pacific exposition, general view and group portrait (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Birds eye view of Panama-Pacific International Exposition, grounds and buildings, including the site and all features (1914 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1914 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, aeroplane view, 1915…trialsanderrors · Public domain · source
Birds-eye view, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1913 (1913)Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co., 1913 · Public domain · source
The Court of the Universe from the Tower of Jewels (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source

The Walled City (18)

The eight exhibit palaces and the Palace of Machinery.

Panorama taken from top of Machinery Hall (1914 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1914 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Machinery
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California, 1914, main entrance to Palace of Machinery (1914)Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, 1914 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Machinery
Doorway - Palace of Varied Industries (1915)poem by George Sterling, illustrations after photographs by Francis Bruguiere, c, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Varied Industries
Thomas Edison and Mina Edison at the AT&T Palace of Liberal Arts, Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds in San Francisco, listening by telephone to a Diamond Disc Phonograph being play (Taken on 21 October )Unknown photographer · Public domain · sourcePalace of Liberal Arts
Panama-Pacific International Expostion in San Francisco, California, 1914, Avenue of Progress, showing Palace of Mines and Metallurgy (1914)Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, 1914 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Mines and Metallurgy
Aisle in the Palace of Machinery (1915)Moore, Charles C. (Charles Caldwell), 1868-1932, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Machinery
Doorway - Palace of Machinery (1915)poem by George Sterling, illustrations after photographs by Francis Bruguiere, c, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Machinery
FMIB 34467 Washington State Exhibit in the Palace of Food Products, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California (1916 date QS:P571,+1)State of Washington Department of Fisheries and Game, 1916 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Food Products
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1914, San Francisco, California, Palace of Education (1914)Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, 1914 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Education and Social Economy
Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford touring the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Mines and Metallurgy
The Palace of Machinery (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Inside the Palace of Machinery (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The main group from the Palace of Horticulture (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Inside the Palace of Agriculture (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Inside the Palace of Transportation (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Inside the Palace of Machinery (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Palace of Education across the lagoon (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The portal of the Palace of Varied Industries (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

The Tower of Jewels (12)

The 435-foot centerpiece and its glass novagems.

Tower jewels lighted (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceTower of Jewels
The Tower of Jewels by Thomas Hastings (1914)Internet Archive Book Images, 1914 · Public domain · sourceTower of Jewels
Palace horticulture tower jewels (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceTower of Jewels
TowerofJewels (Taken in 1915)Unknown photographer · Public domain · sourceTower of Jewels
Tower jewels avenue palms (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceTower of Jewels
Tower jewels night (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceTower of Jewels
William de Leftwich Dodge, muralist, with half of his six section 200 foot mural for the Tower of Jewels at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco (1915)farthing2, 1915 · Public domain · sourceTower of Jewels
The Tower of Jewels and the South Gardens (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The arches of the Tower of Jewels (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Tower of Jewels from the South Gardens (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Tower of Jewels and the colonnade from the lagoon (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
The Tower of Jewels in color (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

Courts and Sculpture (60)

The courts, fountains and statuary of the main group.

The Court of Palms; facade of the Palace of Education (left) and the facade of the Palace of Liberal Arts (right), Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco (1915)George Grantham Bain Collection, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of Palms
Mrs. H.P. Whitney's "El Dorado Fountain" (1915)Bain News Service, publisher, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFountain of El Dorado
Whitney Door to El Dorado hi res SAAM-S0002530 (1915)Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), sculptor, De Witt Ward (1851-1937), pho, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFountain of El Dorado
Perry Energy sculpturemuralso00panarich 0006 (1915)Alexander Stirling Calder (1870 - 1945), sculptor unidentified photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFountain of Energy
Willard Worden, Arch of the Rising Sun at Night, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 (1915)Willard Worden, 1915 · Public domain · sourceArch of the Rising Sun
1915 postcard Niche in the Court of the Four Seasons with George Sterling verses (1915)"Cardinell Vincent Co. Mfg. San Francisco," according to credit on reverse., 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of the Four Seasons
B&B Todd Story of Expo vol.1 opp. p.234 (1921)Edgar Walter (1877-1938), sculptor unidentified photographer, 1921 · Public domain · sourceCourt of Flowers
Calder Fountain of Energy SAAM-J0050248 (1915)Peter A. Juley & Son, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFountain of Energy
Calder South Sea Fountain of Energy PPIE 1915 (1915)Alexander Stirling Calder (1870-1945), sculptor, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFountain of Energy
Colonnade - Court of the Universe (1915)poem by George Sterling, illustrations after photographs by Francis Bruguiere, c, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of the Universe
Court of 4 Seasons Todd Story of Expo vol.1 opp. p.242 (1921)unidentified photographer, 1921 · Public domain · sourceCourt of the Four Seasons
Court of the Four Seasons PPIE 1915 (1915)unidentified photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of the Four Seasons
End of the Trail, by James Earle Fraser (1914)Internet Archive Book Images, 1914 · No restrictions · sourceThe End of the Trail
Fountain of Energy (circa 1915 date QS:P)Alexander Stirling Calder · Public domain · sourceFountain of Energy
Konti Column of Progress panels Burness p.13 (1915)Isidore Konti (1862 – 1938), sculptor unidentified photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceColumn of Progress
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 (1915) (1915)Internet Archive Book Images, 1915 · No restrictions · sourceCourt of Flowers
Panama-Pacific International Exposition – Half Dome in court of Four Seasons (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of the Four Seasons
The Court of Palms; facade of the Palace of Education (left) and the facade of the Palace of Liberal Arts (right), Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco deriv1 (1915)George Grantham Bain Collection, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of Palms
Willard Worden, Court of Palms at Night, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 (1915)Willard Worden, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of Palms
Willard Worden, Court of Palms, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 (1915)Willard Worden, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCourt of Palms
Willard Worden, End of the Trail by James Earle Fraser by night 1915 (1915)Willard Worden, 1915 · Public domain · sourceThe End of the Trail
The Arch of the Rising Sun (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Fountain of Ceres, Court of the Four Seasons (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Court of Palms (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Charles Niehaus's Cortez, before the Tower of Jewels (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Arch of the Setting Sun (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
James Earle Fraser's The End of the Trail (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Solon Borglum's The American Pioneer (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Arch of the Setting Sun, Court of the Universe (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Fountain of Energy (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The End of the Trail (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Court of the Universe from the Palace of Horticulture (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Fountain of Energy (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Arch of the Setting Sun (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Arch of the Rising Sun (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Court of Palms (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Column of Progress and the Court of the Universe (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Court of Abundance (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Tower of Ages, Court of Abundance (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Fountain of the Earth (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Nations of the East (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Nations of the West (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The End of the Trail (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Pioneer (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Colonnade of the Court of the Universe (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Arch of the Rising Sun (color plate) (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Fountain of Ceres (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Column of Progress and its figures (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Frieze from the base of the Column of Progress (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Star Maiden and the Genius of Creation (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Winter and Autumn, Furio Piccirilli's figures for the Court of the Four Seasons (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
Relief panels from the fair, from Art in California (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
Frank Brangwyn's mural for the Court of Abundance (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
Spring and Summer, Furio Piccirilli's figures for the Court of the Four Seasons (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
A. Phimister Proctor's American Bison (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
A fountain at the fair, from Art in California (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
Childe Hassam's Fruits and Flowers, mural for the Court of Palms (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
Mural for the Court of Palms (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
The Arch of the Rising Sun (color plate) (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
The Court of Palms in color (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

The Palace of Fine Arts (13)

Maybeck’s rotunda, colonnades and lagoon.

Columns and Lagoon - Palace of Fine Arts (1915)poem by George Sterling, illustrations after photographs by Francis Bruguiere, c, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFine Arts Lagoon
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, March 1915 (1914)Internet Archive Book Images, 1914 · No restrictions · sourcePalace of Fine Arts
Street Scenes- Fine Arts Bldg. – Lagoon Facade – San Francisco Expo 1915 (1915-01-01 00:00:00)OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons, 1915-01-01 00:00:00 · No restrictions · sourcePalace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Palace of Fine Arts across the lagoon (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Rodin's The Thinker, in the Palace of Fine Arts colonnade (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Palace of Fine Arts (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Beneath the dome of the Rotunda, Palace of Fine Arts (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Gondolas on the Fine Arts lagoon (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Achille D'Orsi's Proximus Tuus, in the Italian section (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Amédée Joullin's The Weaver (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
Arthur Putnam's Puma (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
Haig Patigian's Apollo Hunting (1916)Art in California (1916), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

Horticulture and Festival Hall (17)

The glass dome and the concert hall at either end of the South Gardens.

William Barr Panama Pacific International Exposition Festival Hall (circa 1915 date QS:P)William Barr · Public domain · sourceFestival Hall
PPIE1915 Festival Hall Interior (circa 1915 date QS:P)Charles C. Moore (Charles Caldwell), 1868–1932 · Public domain · sourceFestival Hall
Panama-Pacific International Exposition – Festival hall (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFestival Hall
Palace of Horticulture (1915)poem by George Sterling, illustrations after photographs by Francis Bruguiere, c, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Horticulture
PPIE Palace of Horticulture (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Horticulture
Panama-Pacific International Exposition – Palace of Horticulture (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePalace of Horticulture
Festival hall 1915 (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceFestival Hall
PPIE1915 Festival-Hall-Interior cropped 01 (circa 1915 date QS:P)Charles C. Moore (Charles Caldwell), 1868–1932 · Public domain · sourceFestival Hall
The Cuba review (1914) (1915)Internet Archive Book Images, 1915 · No restrictions · sourcePalace of Horticulture
The South Gardens and Calder's Fountain of Energy (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The South Gardens from the Palace of Horticulture (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Palace of Horticulture (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The South Gardens (color plate) (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The South Gardens (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Palace of Horticulture (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Festival Hall (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Avenue of Palms (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source

The Marina and the Sky (2)

The bay front, the harbor, the races and the aviators.

The Palace of Education, showing the half-dome of Philosophy (1914)Internet Archive Book Images, 1914 · No restrictions · sourceRace Track, Aviation Field, Drill Grounds, Polo Field and Stadium
The Esplanade from Administration Avenue (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source

Nations and States (28)

The pavilions of the foreign nations and the state buildings.

Souvenir Canadian Pavilion Panama Pacific International Exposition SanFrancisco 1915 (1915) (1915)Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 · No restrictions · sourceCanadian Pavilion
Souvenir Canadian Pavilion Panama Pacific International Exposition SanFrancisco 1915 (1915) (1915)Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 · No restrictions · sourceCanadian Pavilion
Souvenir Canadian Pavilion Panama Pacific International Exposition SanFrancisco 1915 (1915) (1915)Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 · No restrictions · sourceCanadian Pavilion
Souvenir Canadian Pavilion Panama Pacific International Exposition SanFrancisco 1915 (1915) (1915)Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 · No restrictions · sourceCanadian Pavilion
Panama-Pacific International Exposition - Indiana State Building 02 (1915)Published for Cardinell-Vincent Co. by Curt Teich & Co., 1915 · Public domain · sourceIndiana Building
1915年巴拿马-太平洋万国博览会中国馆 (Taken on 9 March 191)Historypin · Public domain · sourceThe Forbidden City (Chinese Pavilion)
Illinois building from Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1914) (June 30, 1914)Rock Island Argus · Public domain · sourceIllinois Building
Massachusetts Building Postcard from the Panama-Pacific Exposition (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceMassachusetts Building
Nederlandse zalen op de Panama-Pacific International exposition te San Francisco, 1915, RP-F-W-2197-A (1915)Rijksmuseum, 1915 · CC0 · sourceNetherlands Pavilion
PPIE California Building recto (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceCalifornia Building (California Host Building)
PPIE Indiana State Building recto (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceIndiana Building
PPIE Kansas State Building recto (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePennsylvania Building
PPIE New York State Building recto (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceNew York State Building
PPIE Pennsylvania State Building recto (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourcePennsylvania Building
PPIE West Virginia Building recto (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · sourceWest Virginia Building
Panama-Pacific International Exposition - Indiana State Building 01 (1915)Curt Teich & Co., 1915 · Public domain · sourceIndiana Building
Panama-Pacific International Exposition - Japanese Tea Houses - Japanese Section - 1915 (1915-06-13)Richmond times-dispatch, 1915-06-13 · Public domain · sourcePavilion and Gardens of Japan
Photograph of the Massachusetts State Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary. Office of Information. 1925-, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · sourceMassachusetts Building
W. Kromhout Dutch pavilion int. exhib. SF 1915 (29 May 1915 (publica)Anonymous (photographer) · Public domain · sourceNetherlands Pavilion
The Esplanade and the New York State building (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Imperial Japanese pavilion and gardens (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The California building (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Liberty Bell in the Pennsylvania building (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Oregon building (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Australian pavilion (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Argentine building (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Canadian pavilion (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
A pavilion in color, from Todd's history (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

The Zone (11)

The amusement street from Fillmore to Van Ness.

Japan Beautiful, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 (1915)Cardinell-Vincent Company, 1915 · Public domain · sourceJapan Beautiful
Panama Canal (1915)Moore, Charles C. (Charles Caldwell), 1868-1932, 1915 · Public domain · sourceThe Panama Canal (operating model)
The Aerascope (1915)Moore, Charles C. (Charles Caldwell), 1868-1932, 1915 · Public domain · sourceThe Aeroscope
The Zone, looking toward Fillmore Street (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Zone (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Zone attractions (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Aeroscope on the Zone (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Grand Canyon of Arizona on the Zone (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Toyland Grown Up (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Crowds on the Zone (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Zone attractions (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source

People and Days (21)

Visitors, parades, the Liberty Bell, Edison and Ford.

Thomas Edison standing next to the Liberty Bell on California trip, at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison standing next to the Liberty Bell on California trip, at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Liberty Bell on display at the Panama-Pacific Exposition during Thomas Edison's California trip. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison receiving commemorative plaque from President C.C. Moore of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in festival hall. (Taken on 21 October )Unknown photographer · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison with a group of children at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison in crowd at Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford in a crowd at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison on stage receiving an award at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison placing plaque on ground while a crowd including Mina Edison and Harvey Firestone look on at Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison, right, Henry Ford, fourth from right, and others at display of Edison Storage Battery cells at Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford looking at Edison Telegraph Perforator (1871-1872) on display at Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison shaking hands with an unidentified woman at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Mina Edison walking just ahead of Edison. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Thomas Edison receiving an award at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. (1915 date QS:P571,+1)Unknown photographer, 1915 date QS:P571,+1 · Public domain · source
Er is veel belangstelling voor de parade bij de Panama Pacific Exposition, SFA022813339 (1913)Unknown photographer, 1913 · Public domain · source
Crowds on the Avenue of Palms (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Troops on the Exposition grounds (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Liberty Bell arrives (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
A live-stock parade before the grandstand (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
The directors of the Exposition (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

The Illumination (19)

The fair at night under W. D’Arcy Ryan’s lighting.

PPIE Mullgardt's Tower by night recto (1915)Unknown photographer, 1915 · Public domain · source
The Tower of Jewels illuminated (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Night illumination panorama (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The main group of exhibit palaces at night (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
From the Court of the Four Seasons toward the scintillator (1915)The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, official view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Tower of Jewels at night (1915)Ben Macomber, The Jewel City (1915), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Tower of Jewels illuminated (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Night illumination of the palaces (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
From the Court of the Four Seasons toward the scintillator (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Night on the Marina: the north front of the palaces (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Festival Hall and the lagoon at night (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The illuminated fair from the bay (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
Italian towers illuminated (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Palace of Horticulture illuminated (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Rotunda of the Palace of Fine Arts at night (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Tower of Jewels and Italian towers illuminated (color plate) (1915)The Blue Book, official souvenir view book (Robert A. Reid, 1915), via Internet Archive / San Francisco Public Library · Public domain (published 1915, United States) · source
The Tower of Jewels at night, reflected (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
A court at night under the scintillator (color plate) (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source
The Tower of Ages at night, Court of Abundance (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

Posters and Ephemera (5)

Posters, souvenir art and printed matter.

Panama pacific international exhibition san francisco southern pacific railway poster 1915 (1915)Southern Pacific Railway, United States, 1915 · Public domain · source
Historic American Buildings Survey From The Blue Book, Official Souvenir View Book Panama Pacific International Exposition - 1915 VIEW FROM THE EAST - Palace of Fine Arts, Baker StUnknown photographer · Public domain · source
San Francisco invites the world (Panama-Pacific International Exposition) (1914)Internet Archive Book Images, 1914 · No restrictions · source
The Jewel City SF CA 1915 (1915)Pacific Novelty Co., 1915 · Public domain · source
The Grand Prize diploma (1915)Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition (1921), via Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive · No restrictions · source

Afterward (3)

The Exposition Auditorium and what came after.

Exposition Auditorium (Taken on 16 August 2)Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0 · sourceExposition Auditorium (Civic Center)
San Francisco Auditorium (1915)Bain News Service, publisher, 1915 · Public domain · sourceExposition Auditorium (Civic Center)
The Auditorium, San Francisco 1913 (1914)Internet Archive Book Images, 1914 · No restrictions · sourceExposition Auditorium (Civic Center)

More from the archives (18)

Plates from the Library of Congress and from the fair's own books, scanned by the Internet Archive.

Panama Pacific International Exposition 1915, San Francisco, California (1911)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Panama Pacific 1915 International Exposition, San Francisco, California (1911)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915 (1911)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
View of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
"California Invites the World" Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A., (1910)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Court of Abundance. Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, Cal., 1915 (1915)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Night view of Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds, San Francisco, California (1915)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Aeroplane view main group of exhibit palaces Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Sousa at San Fransico Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Panama-Pacific exposition, general view and group portrait (1915)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Birds eye view of Panama-Pacific International Exposition, grounds & buildings, including the site a (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Sousa talking to a woman, San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Exposition grounds, three months before opening day (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Bay and Exposition from 2626 Vallejo St., San Francisco (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Panorama showing south gardens, 3/20/14 (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Main Exhibit Palaces, April 18, 1914 (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Panorama taken from the south gardens, June 21st, 1914 (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source
Panorama from top, Education Bldg., looking east (1914)Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · No known restrictions on publication · source