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Panama Taiheiyō Bankoku Daihakurankai. Dai 1 = The Panama Pacific International Exposition

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    PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

    Manuscripts

    Collection consists mainly of correspondence from the period 1910-14, beginning when Oddie initiated his campaign for governor and ending when he was about to terminate his administration. The correspondence is arranged in 19 boxes in alphabetical order by author. There are also 6 boxes and 4 rolls of Nevada State papers, almost entirely copies of legislative bills for the year 1873, and a small number of documents from other years. Subjects include: mining, politics, and government in Nevada (including divorce laws), women's rights, the financial panic of 1907, the Progressive party, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915.

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  • "California invites the world" Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1915

    "California invites the world" Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1915

    Visual Materials

    Image of an artist's rendering of the symbols of California: the goddess Minerva on a hill with a herald trumpet in one hand, a bunch of California poppies in the other, and a grizzly bear at her side near California plants and produce, including roses, oranges and grapes; down the hill at left is an elevated view of the buildings at the site in San Francisco, California, for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition; image of a map of Panama and the route through the canal captioned "Panama Canal" at bottom center; images are framed by a border of flags from countries all over the world.

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    Panama-Pacific International Exposition letters to Henry E. Huntington

    Manuscripts

    Also: copy of letter "To the Commissioners from Foreign Nations & from the States & Territories of the U.S. to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition."

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    PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION COMPANY. To Tasker Lowndes Oddie

    Manuscripts

    Collection consists mainly of correspondence from the period 1910-14, beginning when Oddie initiated his campaign for governor and ending when he was about to terminate his administration. The correspondence is arranged in 19 boxes in alphabetical order by author. There are also 6 boxes and 4 rolls of Nevada State papers, almost entirely copies of legislative bills for the year 1873, and a small number of documents from other years. Subjects include: mining, politics, and government in Nevada (including divorce laws), women's rights, the financial panic of 1907, the Progressive party, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915.

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    Panama-Pacific International Exposition

    Visual Materials

    The Peabody Collection consists of 672 glass plate negatives in various sizes, 1054 film negatives in various sizes, 24 photograph albums, 887 loose photographs in a variety of formats, published works, and manuscript material, created and collected by Henry G. Peabody, 1859-1993 (bulk 1890s-1900s). The materials collectively describe Peabody's long career as a commercial landscape photographer working on both the east and west coasts of the United States. The photographs and negatives depict Peabody and his family; landscape views in New England, Canada, the western United States, California, and Mexico; Native Americans; city and landscape views in Great Britain, France, and Switzerland; portraits; architectural renderings; plants and animals; unidentified landscapes; and miscellaneous images. Additional photographers and photographic firms represented in the collection include Alexander Hesler, Charles F. Lummis, and Spence Air Photos. The published works contain photographs by Peabody. The manuscript material provides information about Peabody's negatives; contains catalogs of Peabody's works for sale; describes Peabody's commercial dealings as both a photographer and seller of photographic equipment; and contains ephemeral material collected by Peabody throughout his life.

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    Panama-Pacific International Exposition

    Visual Materials

    The Peabody Collection consists of 672 glass plate negatives in various sizes, 1054 film negatives in various sizes, 24 photograph albums, 887 loose photographs in a variety of formats, published works, and manuscript material, created and collected by Henry G. Peabody, 1859-1993 (bulk 1890s-1900s). The materials collectively describe Peabody's long career as a commercial landscape photographer working on both the east and west coasts of the United States. The photographs and negatives depict Peabody and his family; landscape views in New England, Canada, the western United States, California, and Mexico; Native Americans; city and landscape views in Great Britain, France, and Switzerland; portraits; architectural renderings; plants and animals; unidentified landscapes; and miscellaneous images. Additional photographers and photographic firms represented in the collection include Alexander Hesler, Charles F. Lummis, and Spence Air Photos. The published works contain photographs by Peabody. The manuscript material provides information about Peabody's negatives; contains catalogs of Peabody's works for sale; describes Peabody's commercial dealings as both a photographer and seller of photographic equipment; and contains ephemeral material collected by Peabody throughout his life.

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