The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 1
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- The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 1
- Author:
- Frank Morton Todd
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- Printer:
- G.F. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Printing:
- New York
- Date of Printing:
- 1921
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Author and Commentators
Frank Morton Todd (1871-1940). Born in San Francisco, Frank Morton Todd attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he received a degree in political science in 1894, as well as being the editor of the Blue & Gold. In the same year, he married Margaret Augusta Woodall. Todd then received a law degree from Harvard. He worked as editor for the Chicago Daily Journal (1897-1900), the SF Merchants Association Review (1901-1911), the SF Chamber of Commerce Journal (1911-1913), Berkeley Argonaut (1922-1924) and the SF Bulletin 1926. He also was historian for the Pan Pacific International Exposition in 1917-18.
The Book
This is volume one of five concerning the history of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco. The Exposition was a World’s Fair held to honor of the completion of the Panama Canal and the discovery by Balboa of the Pacific Ocean.
Contents
- Dedication iii
- Preface xiii
- Acknowledgments xvii
- 1 - "El Hombre Del Casco" 1
- 2 - Panama 7
- 3 - The Dream of Four Centuries 11
- 4 - The Cruise of the "Oregon," and its Result 13
- 5 - A Nation's Work 20
- 6 - Changing the World 29
- 7 - The Exposition Idea 34
- 8 - First Steps 38
- 9 - The First Incorporation 41
- 10 - Don Gaspar De Portola 43
- 11 - Psychological 47
- 12 - The First Mass Meeting 50
- 13 - The Certificate of Birth 55
- 14 - Incorporating the Exposition 62
- 15 - Laying the Financial Foundation 67
- 16 - Two Million an Hour 71
- 17 - Birth of the Municipal Bond Issue 77
- 18 - Shoe Leather Day 81
- 19 - The People Tax Themselves 86
- 20 - Convincing Congress 89
- 21 - Organization Development 99
- 22 - Members of the Board 110
- 23 - Representing California 119
- 24 - A Singular Contract 122
- 25 - The Exposition's President 126
- 26 - Where to put it? 129
- 27 - Financial Aspects and Prospects 134
- 28 - Budget Building 140
- 29 - Evolution of the Budget 144
- 30 - Building up the Working Forces 152
- 31 - Organizing for Construction 157
- 32 - The Frame of the Picture 160
- 33 - The Boundaries of a Dream 165
- 34 - Getting Ready for the Joy Zone 170
- 35 - Governing Principles 174
- 36 - Accounting Plans and Policy 179
- 37 - President Taft Starts It 184
- 38 - Serving the Work 188
- 39 - New York Sends the First Commission 194
- 40 - The First Financial Report 197
- 41 - Practical Counsel 202
- 42 - Development During 1911 208
- 43 - Inviting the Nations 213
- 44 - Bringing Europe into it 216
- 45 - Developing an International Festival 221
- 46 - Auxiliary Troops 229
- 47 - The Division of Exhibits 236
- 48 - Preparing for the Main Attraction 243
- 49 - Publicity 247
- 50 - Machinery of Exploitation 252
- 51 - Enlisting the States 257
- 52 - Making the Law Fit 263
- 53 - Federal, State, and Municipal Legislation 266
- 54 - Some Peculiar Legal Troubles 272
- 55 - Internal and External Legal Relations 278
- 56 - Getting Possession 282
- 57 - A New Creative Harmony 287
- 58 - A Strong Architectural Board 290
- 59 - Oregon Selects the First Site 297
- 60 - Starting Construction 299
- 61 - Creation of the Building Plans 302
- 62 - Gardens at Command 307
- 63 - A City to Order 312
- 64 - Developing A Construction Budget 317
- 65 - Pacifying the Public 322
- 66 - Labor Cooperates 325
- 67 - The Building Organization 331
- 68 - The Memorandum Account 334
- 69 - Civil Engineering 337
- 70 - A Versatile Department 342
- 71 - Coloring A City 347
- 72 - A Sculpture Factory 354
- 73 - Rallying Patriotism 358
- 74 - Creating A World Forum 362
- 75 - Reaching the World's Organizations 366
- 76 - General Concessions Problems 369
- 77 - Securing One Hundred Per Cent 372
- 78 - Selecting Pavilion Sites 375
- 79 - Progress in 1912 378
Gallery
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Title
Pan Pacific Expo Photo
Pan Pacific Expo Photo
Pan Pacific Expo Photo
Pan Pacific Expo Photo
Pan Pacific Expo Photo
Contents
Contents
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Illustrations
List of Illustrations
List of Illustrations
Charles Cadwell Moore
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter I
Testimonial of Appreciation
Balboa
Chapter II
Flat Arch
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Oregon
Isthmian Canal Commission
Chapter V
Gaillard Cut
Million Yards in Motion
Chapter VI
Loading a Landside onto a Train
Forbidden Garden
Chapter VIII
Canal in Use
Chapter IX
Frieze for Fountain of El Dorado
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Florentine Court
Committee of Six
Chapter XIII
Twilight
Chapter XIV
Court of Ceres
Walled City by Night
Chapter XV
The Magical Million
Chapter XVI
,
Chapter XVII
Italian Fountain
Chapter XVIII
Urn
Chapter XIX
Palace of Machinery
Chapter XX
Joint Resolution
Vice-Presidents
Directors
Chapter XXI
Directors
Directors
Chapter XXII
Directors
Sub-Directors
State Commission
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Heads of the Sections
Chapter XXV
Margin of the Lagoon
Chapter XXVI
Map
Chapter XXVII
Palace of Education
Pedestal of Column
Chapter XXVIII
Spanish Doorway
Chapter XXIX
Fountain of the Rising Sun
Cloister Arches
Chapter XXX
Leading Executives
Chapter XXXI
Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII
Map
Map
Map
Map
Chapter XXXIV
Cortez
Chapter XXXV
Pizarro
Festival Hall
Chapter XXXVI
Tower and Banners
Chapter XXXVII
President Taft
Chapter XXXVIII
Banquet to William Howard Taft
Eastern Hemisphere
Chapter XL
Western Hemisphere
Chapter XLI
Autumn
Court of Flowers
Chapter XLII
Copa De Oro
Chapter XLIII
Art's Votary
Chapter XLIV
International Supporters
Chapter XLV
Fountain of Energy
Adventurous Bowman
Chapter XLVI
Palace of Machinery
Fountain
Chapter XLVII
Harvest
Court of Ceres
Chapter XLVIII
Neptune's Daughter
Chapter XLIX
Exploitation
Chapter L
Palace of Liberal Arts
Chapter LI
Mural Fountain
Triumph of the Fields
Chapter LII
Chapter LIII
Legal Advisers
Court of the Seasons
Chapter LIV
Court of Seasons
Chapter LV
Court of Abundance
Chapter LVI
Fineal Figure
Sculpture Rotunda
Chapter LVII
Chapter LVIII
Architects
Architects
Chapter LIX
Site in March
Chapter LX
Chapter LXI
Hydraulic Fill
Court of Flowers
Chapter LXII
Living Palms
Chapter LXIII
Sculpture Loggia
Chapter LXIV
Palace of Varied Industries
Chapter LXV
Sculpture Rotunda
Chapter LXVI
Court of Palms
Temple of Sculpture
Chapter LXVII
Chapter LXVIII
End of the Trail
Chapter LXIX
Exposition Engineers
Chapter LXX
Earth & Air
Sculpture, Color, Music, Light
Chapter LXXI
Sculpture Rotunda
Chapter LXXII
Building the Giants
Chapter LXXIII
Mongolian Warrior
Chapter LXXIV
Liberty Bell Petition
Chapter LXXV
Night Glow
Chapter LXXVI
Murals
Chapter LXXVII
Flower Pot for Trees
Chapter LXXVIII
Chapter LXXIX
Banquet
Rising Sun
Descending Night