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The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 3

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The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 3

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Frank Morton Todd

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G.F. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker Press

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New York

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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 three 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

• Life in the Grounds 4
• February Opening of the Season 10
• In Early March 16
• The Exposition Dedicated 30
• April - the “Jason” Returns 42
• Nine Years After 48
• May – The California Building 53
• The Zone Carnival 62
• June – Hawaiian Night 66
• Liberal Arts Day 72
• July – Independence Day 78
• Man Flight 84
• The Liberty Bell Arrives 90
• Roosevelt on Peace and War 94
• The Eisteddfod 100
• August – The Midshipmen 109
• Manufacturers Day 112
• The Worlds Food 116
• Transcontinental Motoring 118
• September – Taft Day 121
• Burning the Mortgage 125
• The Canal Builder 130
• Californias Birthday 137
• Miners Week 142
• October – Edison Day 148
• The Fall Flower Show 154
• San Francisco Day November 157
• Old Favorites Return 162
• Closing Scenes 167
• December 173
• A Long Season of Sports 175
• Close Shooting 186
• The Society of the Nations 190
• Dedications of the Foreign Pavilions 194
• In the Gardens of Japan 210
• Ancient Denmark 217
• The Palace of the Legion of Honor 219
• Belgium 227
• Land of the Quetzal 230
• Honduras 233
• The Land of Fjords 236
• The Panama Pavilion 242
• The Mother of Civilization 243
• From the Island Continent 248
• New Zealand 253
• Cuban Hacienda 256
• Portugal in History 259
• A Section of Italy 263
• A Summer Palace of Siam 270
• A Turkish Mosque 273
• The Empire of the Netherlands 275
• Progressive Argentina 283
• The Forbidden City 287
• Our Northern Neighbor 293
• Bolivia 297
• Sweden 300
• Dedications of State and Territorial Buildings 309
• The Loveliest Fleet of Islands 321
• The Empire State 328
• Oregon’s Parthenon 331
• Trenton Barrack 334
• The Pennsylvania Building 338
• A Municipal Exposition 341
• Wisconsin 346
• Nevada 348
• The Old Dominion 354
• Illinois 357
• Ohio 361
• Idaho 363
• Montana 365
• Maryland 367
• Washington 368
• Utah 373
• Progress of the Philippines 376
• Indiana 382
• Massachusetts 384
• Mississippi 390
• Iowa House 392
• North Dakota 396
• The Lone Star State 398
• Kansas 401
• West Virginia 403
• Arkansas and Oklahoma 405
• The Exposition Grove 408

Gallery

CoverMorning LightTitleContentsContentsContentsIllustrationsIllustrationsIllustrationsIllustrationsIllustrationsChp 1 The Wonderful YearAcross the LagoonChp 2 Life on the GroundsCourt of AbundanceChp 3 Opening SeasonBallroon Preparing for the StartChp 4 Early MarchSouthern Pacific BuildingPacific Service DaySpring in Horticultural GardenChp 5 Exposition DedicatedMarinesVP Marshall Dedication AssemblageChp 6 AprilGrand BallGuarded PassageChp 7 Nine Years LaterReflected RadianceChp 8 MayCalifornia BuildingItalian CloisterChp 9 Zone CarnivalFlyer's TrailChp 10 Hawaiian NightVikingsHawaii's Fairy FleetChp 11 Liberal Arts DayPioneer MotherChp 12 Independence DayIndepence DaySpanish PortalChp 13 Man-FlightGreek PavilionChp 14 Liberty BellLiberty BellChp 15 Roosevelt on War and PeaceCol. Roosevelt's AuditorsBands & Patrols on Shriners' DayChp 16 EisteddfodCrowds on the MarinaU.S.S. OhioChp 17 August - The MidshipmenAnnapolis MidshipmenChp 18 Manufacturers' DayMoat of the Danish PavilionChp 19 World's FoodChp 20 Transcontinental MotoringFountain BasinChp 21 September - Taft DayTaft DayChp 22 Burning the MortgageMorning in Court of AbundanceChp 23 Canal Builder Goethal's DayCommencement ExercisesChp 24 California's BirthdayThe Fruit PickersThe Fruit PickersChp 25 Miners' WeekBandsExposition seen from BayChp 26 October - Edison Day Thomas A EdisonChp 27 Fall Flower ShowWoman's Board DayChp 28 San Francisco Day - NovemberFillmore St GateChp 29 Old Favorites ReturnEucalyptiLiberty BellChp 30 Closing ScenesCalif. Knights TemplarChp 31 DecemberNaval CadetsChp 32 A Long Season of SportsCourt of the SeasonsPavilion of FranceChp 33 Close ShootingArgentine PavilionChp 34 Society of NationsForeign CommissionersChp 35 Foreign PavilionsForeign CommissionersForeign CommissionersForeign CommissionersItalian PavilionChp 36 Gardens in JapanChinese PavilionJapan's PavilionChp 37 Ancient DenmarkPavilion of DenmarkChp 38 Palace of Legion of HonorPavilion of FranceTapestryChp 39 BelgiumChp 40 Land of QueztalPavilion of GuatemalaChp 41 HondurasPavilion of HondurasChp 42 Land of FjordsNorway's PavilionPanama's PavilionChp 44 Mother of Civilization Greek PavilionChp 45 Island ContinentAustralian Pavilion Chp 46 New ZealandNew Zealand PavilionChp 47 Cuban HaciendaPavilion of CubaChp 48 Portugal in HistoryPortugal PavilionChp 49 Section of ItalyItalian GroupChp 50 Summer Palace in SiamSiamese PavilionChp 51 Turkish MosqueSiamese PavilionChp 52 NetherlandsPavilion of NetherlandsArgentina's PavilionChp 53 ArgentinaEastern ArchChp 54 Forbidden CityChina PavilionChp 55 Our Northern NeighborCanadian PavilionChp 56 BoliviaBolivia PavilionChp 57 Sweden Sweden PavilionNY State DedicationChp 58 DedicationsMaryland DedicationCommissionersCommissionersChp 59 Fleet of IslandsHawaiian BldgNY State BldgChp 60 Empire StateOregon BldgChp 61 Oregon's ParthenonChp 62 Trenton BarrackNew Jersey BldgChp 63 Pennsylvania BldgPennsylvania BldgChp 64 Municipal ExplosionMunicipal ExpositionChp 65 WisconsinWisconsin BldgChp 66 NevadaMissouri BldgChp 67 MissouriChp 68 Old DominionIllinois BldgChp 69 IllinoisOhio BldgChp 70 OhioIdaho BldgChp 71 IdahoChp 72 Montana Maryland BldgChp 73 MarylandWashington BldgChp 74 WashingtonChp 75 UtahAmerican CommissionersChp 76 Progress of PhilippinesIndiana BldgChp 77 IndianaCommissionersChp 78 MassachusettsOld State HouseChp 79 MississippiMississippi BldgChp 81 Iowa HouseEnchanted GardensChp 81 North DakotaChp 82 Lone Star StateNorth Dakota BldgChp 83 Kansas Kansas BldgChp 84 West VirginiaChp 85 Arkansas & OklahomaArkansas-Oklahoma BldgChp 86 Exposition GroveVesper Lights