[Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, Calif.] – Historic Reproduction
![[Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, Calif.], 1915 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1d/1d2a746ebb04-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, Calif.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, Calif.]
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Balboa Park in San Diego hosted this exposition, whose caption card lists exhibitions and mining among its subjects. The Panama-California Exposition opened in 1915 to mark the opening of the Panama Canal and to showcase San Diego's growth as a Pacific port. Its grounds were designed largely by architect Bertram Goodhue in a Spanish Colonial Revival style, with towers, arcades, and courtyards that gave the fair a look still associated with the city. The record carries unverified data from the caption card, so the exact scene is best read through the fair's broader purpose.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | No. 260. Wittemann Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Exhibitions; Mines. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,198 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149599 |
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