The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 3
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- Item:
- Title:
- The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 3
- 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 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
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