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  • California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Manuscripts

    A view of a broad thoroughfare leading to the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. There is a Ferris wheel with 16 observation cars and an "electric tower", a structure that looks similar to the Eiffel Tower and has an electric elevator that carried passengers to three different viewing platforms.

    mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 24, Item 1

  • California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Manuscripts

    An elevated view of the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco, featuring the Electric Tower and the Administration Building. The roof of the Northern and Central California building is in the foreground, and the Mechanic Arts Building, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, and Ferris wheel are in the background.

    mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 48, Item 1

  • Southern California building, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Southern California building, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Manuscripts

    A view of the large, two story mission-style Southern California building at the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. "Southern California" is emblazoned on the side of a small balcony that overhangs a wide-arched entryway. There are three women and two men on the wide path leading to the building, which is lined with occasional benches.

    mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 12, Item 1

  • Chinese Theatre and Hawaiian Village, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Chinese Theatre and Hawaiian Village, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Manuscripts

    A view of the Chinese Theatre and Hawaiian Village at the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. The theater is a two-story building with an additional two story tower in the style of a pagoda above the main entrance on the right. The large circular building on the right houses a cyclorama of "Kilauea, the burning volcano", in which visitors could stand in the center of a fully-surrounding painted vista of the landscape around the Kilauea volcano.

    mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 29, Item 1

  • Chinese Theatre, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Chinese Theatre, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Manuscripts

    A view of the two-story Chinese Theatre at the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. There is an additional two story tower in the style of a pagoda above the main entrance on the right.

    mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 25, Item 1

  • Administration Building, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Administration Building, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco

    Manuscripts

    A view of the Administration Building at the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. The building is in an "oriental" style (vaguely Middle Eastern or Indian), and has a large central dome with a smaller dome at each of the building's four corners. There is a pair of horse-drawn carriages in front of the building.

    mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 40, Item 1