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In 1915, San Francisco held one of the most fantastic World's Fairs the country has ever seen—the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Ostensibly to honor the completion of the Panama Canal,
the exposition went much further in its grandeur and broad scope as these photos attest.
These are authentic 100+-year-old photos from the official expo photographers, the Cardinell Vincent Company
You are encouraged to visit www.sanfranciscomemories.com for more history and background of the P.P.I.E.
Darvill's Rare Print Shop was located in San Francisco in the late 1920s through the 1930s and our founder,
Fred T. Darvill, Sr., amassed a huge collection of original PPIE photos.
We are proud to offer them here.
Please check back often, as we are constantly adding to the site from this impressive historical treasure of original photographs.
The photos below are the original 1915 P.P.I.E. photos that were printed on heavy photo paper and would have been sold to fair-goers.
They are not modern reproductions! The photos are generally in very good to excellent condition, but they are over 100 years old and some mild warping of the paper is to be expected.
Any major flaws will be noted.
| To jump to a certain type of original antique photograph from the PPIE, please click on one of the below links | |||
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| The Mullgardt Tower | |||
original 105+-year-old photos of The Tower of Jewels from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915
The Tower of Jewels
(and Manufacturing Building)
TJ-1BW
(8"x10")
$25
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-2BW
(8"x10")
$25
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-3BUFF
(8"x10")
$30
(Special Buff or Light Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-4BUFF
(8"x10")
$30
(Special Buff or Light Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-4BW
(8"x10")
$20
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-5BUFF
(8"x10")
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-6SEP
(7 3/4"x9 3/4"—no outer border)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-7SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-7BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-8SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-8BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-9BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-10BUFF
(8"x10")
$30
(Special Buff or Light Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-10BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-11BUFF
(8"x10")
$30
(Special Buff or Light Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-12SEP
(8"x10")
[tear in right margin, some soiling]
(Sepia or Buff)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-12SEP/BUFF
(8"x10")
[some soiling left margin outside of image area]
$40
(Sepia or Buff)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-12BUFF?
(8"x10")
$35
(Light Buff? or Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-13SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-13BUFF
(8"x10")
$35
(Light Buff)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-13BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-14SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-14BUFF
(8"x10")
$35
(Light Buff)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-14BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-15SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-15BUFF
(8"x10")
$35
(Light Buff)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-15BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
(and Manufacturing Building)
TJ-16SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
(and Manufacturing Building)
TJ-16BUFF
(8"x10")
$35
(Buff)
The Tower of Jewels
(and Manufacturing Building)
TJ-16BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-17SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-18SEP
(8"x10")
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-18BW
(8"x10")
$25
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-19SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-19BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-20SEP
(8"x10")
(scratch upper right, easily coverable by mat)
The Tower of Jewels
(and Avenue of Palms at night)
TJ-21SEP
(7.5"x9.5"
slight edge damage, no margin)
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
(and Avenue of Palms at night)
TJ-21BUFF
(8"x10")
$40
(Buff)
The Tower of Jewels
(and Avenue of Palms at night)
TJ-21BW
(8"x10")
$35
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-22SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-22BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-23SEP
(8"x10")
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-24SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-24BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-25SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-25BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-26BW
(8"x10")
$25
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-27SEP
(8"x10")
$35
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-27BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-28BW
(8"x10")
$30
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-29SEP
(8"x10")
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-30BW
(8"x10")
$25
(Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-31BW
(8"x10")
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-32SEP
(8"x10")
$50
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-32BUFF/BW
(8"x10")
$35
(Special Buff? / Black and White)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-33SEP
(8"x10")
$50
(Sepia)
The Tower of Jewels
TJ-33BUFF?/BW
(8"x10")
$35
(Special Buff?/Black and White)
Exposition by Night
TJ-56BUFF?/BW
(7.75"x3.75")
(Special Buff?/Black and White, thinner photo paper)
[Exposition by Night]
TJ-57 SEPIA
(9.675"x7.75")
$40
[Exposition by Night]
TJ-57 BW
(9.25"x7.375")
[Exposition by Night]
TJ-58 SEPIA
(9.75"x7.875")
[Exposition by Night]
TJ-58 BW
(9.75"x7.75")
(more Tower of Jewels photographs)
| To jump to a certain type of original antique photograph from the PPIE, please click on one of the below links | |||
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| The Mullgardt Tower | |||
Panama Pacific International Exhibition home page