Panama-California Exposition Digital Archive

Posted on Jun 22, 2012.

Does someone in your family have photos, souvenirs, books, or other items from San Diego's 1915-1916 Exposition? We'll schedule an appointment to scan or photograph them. To learn how you can include your family's treasures and stories from the Exposition in our Digital Archive, contact Michael Kelly, president, The Committee of One Hundred / michael.kelly@c100.org

The images below are available for press purposes; please credit The Commitee of One Hundred. More information about this project

Examples of larger documents in pdf format:

Book: Army and Navy Review, 1915 5.6 MB (courtesy MCRD library, San Diego; searchable)

Article: Bertram Goodhue in The Architectural Review, April 1914 Architectural drawings 0.7 MB Complete article 3 MB

Souvenir view booklet: Panama-California International Exposition, 1916 10.9 MB (courtesy Spreckels Organ Society)

The images below are small and will load more quickly:

Cabrillo Bridge, 1915 small \| large	Slocums and unknown visitors in electriquette on Plaza de Panama small \| large	Exposition postcard with logo small \| large
California Building, 1915 small \| large	View from Botanical Building looking south small \| large	Visiting construction site, Science & Education Bldg, Dec 24, 1913 small \| large
Watercolor by Birch Burdette Long small \| large	Good Luck coin, courtesy Richard O'Connor small \| large	Montezuma Garden, now Alcazar Garden small \| large
Exposition ad by Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway small \| large	Postcard courtesy Richard O'Connor small \| large	Badge with exposition seal, San Diego Lodge 168 BPOE, Portland Ore. July 1912 small \| large
Lily pond, looking west small \| large	California Hills by Maurice Braun, won gold medal 1916 small \| large	Calilfornia Christian Endeavor Union Convention June 26-30, 1915 small \| large
May and Bill in electriquette small \| large	Botanical Building and fountains, looking west small \| large	Hotel del Coronado luggage label, 4 3/8" x 5" small \| large
Complimentary 1915 Exposition pass issued to H E McPherson small \| large	Three children on electriquette on Plaza de Panama small \| large	Fanciful birds-eye view of Exposition small \| large
Railway brochure promoting 1916 Exposition small \| large	Sheet music: San Diego by the Sea small \| large	Souvenir pinback from Panama-California Exposition, 1915 small \| large
Exposition padlock, 1915 small \| large	Annual Pass for 1915 Panama-California Exposition issued to C L Lathrop small \| large	Sunset Magazine ad for Panama-California Exposition, 1915 small \| large
Fanciful Interpretation of What the Panama-California Exposition Would Look Like, oil on board, A.J Roberts, c 1913 small \| large	Panorama of Exposition grounds as Naval Training Camp, 1918 small \| large	Panama-California Exposition map, 1915 small \| large
Lily Pond & Botanical Building, looking east small \| large	Arcade small \| large	Child's Annual Pass, courtesy Robert Serrano small \| large
Exposition logo, ship in Panama Canal small \| large	Taos Pueblo in Painted Desert exhibit small \| large	Stock certificate for Panama-California Exposition small \| large
Watch fob by Green Duck Co., Chicago, contributed by Shannon Stewart small \| large	Overview from California Tower, 1915 Panama-California Exposition small \| large	California Building rotunda with Quiriqua stelae, monuments, relief map of Central America in center, courtesy Museum of Man small \| large
Looking east from Plaza de Panama, 1915, courtesy Library of Congress small \| large	Carved stone souvenir, courtesy Judy Swink small \| large	First Port of Call puzzle, courtesy David Marshall Collection small \| large
Carl Heilbron family on Plaza de Panama, courtesy Don Taylor small \| large	Taos Pueblo in Painted Desert, home to Boy Scouts after Exposition small \| large	Stereoview, Cabrillo Bridge small \| large
John D Spreckels, from book "Makers of the Exposition" small \| large	Visitors watch Native American dancing at Painted Desert small \| large	Medal and ribbon, courtesy Christian Chaffee small \| large
Ruth Sherherd, courtesy Richard Vallin small \| large

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Cabrillo Bridge, 1915 small \| large	Slocums and unknown visitors in electriquette on Plaza de Panama small \| large	Exposition postcard with logo small \| large
California Building, 1915 small \| large	View from Botanical Building looking south small \| large	Visiting construction site, Science & Education Bldg, Dec 24, 1913 small \| large
Watercolor by Birch Burdette Long small \| large	Good Luck coin, courtesy Richard O'Connor small \| large	Montezuma Garden, now Alcazar Garden small \| large
Exposition ad by Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway small \| large	Postcard courtesy Richard O'Connor small \| large	Badge with exposition seal, San Diego Lodge 168 BPOE, Portland Ore. July 1912 small \| large
Lily pond, looking west small \| large	California Hills by Maurice Braun, won gold medal 1916 small \| large	Calilfornia Christian Endeavor Union Convention June 26-30, 1915 small \| large
May and Bill in electriquette small \| large	Botanical Building and fountains, looking west small \| large	Hotel del Coronado luggage label, 4 3/8" x 5" small \| large
Complimentary 1915 Exposition pass issued to H E McPherson small \| large	Three children on electriquette on Plaza de Panama small \| large	Fanciful birds-eye view of Exposition small \| large
Railway brochure promoting 1916 Exposition small \| large	Sheet music: San Diego by the Sea small \| large	Souvenir pinback from Panama-California Exposition, 1915 small \| large
Exposition padlock, 1915 small \| large	Annual Pass for 1915 Panama-California Exposition issued to C L Lathrop small \| large	Sunset Magazine ad for Panama-California Exposition, 1915 small \| large
Fanciful Interpretation of What the Panama-California Exposition Would Look Like, oil on board, A.J Roberts, c 1913 small \| large	Panorama of Exposition grounds as Naval Training Camp, 1918 small \| large	Panama-California Exposition map, 1915 small \| large
Lily Pond & Botanical Building, looking east small \| large	Arcade small \| large	Child's Annual Pass, courtesy Robert Serrano small \| large
Exposition logo, ship in Panama Canal small \| large	Taos Pueblo in Painted Desert exhibit small \| large	Stock certificate for Panama-California Exposition small \| large
Watch fob by Green Duck Co., Chicago, contributed by Shannon Stewart small \| large	Overview from California Tower, 1915 Panama-California Exposition small \| large	California Building rotunda with Quiriqua stelae, monuments, relief map of Central America in center, courtesy Museum of Man small \| large
Looking east from Plaza de Panama, 1915, courtesy Library of Congress small \| large	Carved stone souvenir, courtesy Judy Swink small \| large	First Port of Call puzzle, courtesy David Marshall Collection small \| large
Carl Heilbron family on Plaza de Panama, courtesy Don Taylor small \| large	Taos Pueblo in Painted Desert, home to Boy Scouts after Exposition small \| large	Stereoview, Cabrillo Bridge small \| large
John D Spreckels, from book "Makers of the Exposition" small \| large	Visitors watch Native American dancing at Painted Desert small \| large	Medal and ribbon, courtesy Christian Chaffee small \| large
Ruth Sherherd, courtesy Richard Vallin small \| large

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