An extensive archive of photographs, correspondence, and other ephemera relating to the Panama Pacific International Exposition, held in San Francisco in 1915, collected and preserved by Emma Nelson Baker, Secretary to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Exposition. As the chief administrative secretary of this magnificent and gargantuan exposition, designed to showcase the citys renewal after the 1906 temblor, Ms. Bakers archive is likely unparalleled as a record of the four year development of this important international fair. The archive includes: 1. An album of approximately 240 large format photographs, mostly 8 x10 inches, but several mammoth prints of 11 x 17 inches, being a Chronological Pictorial History of the Exposition, from the groundbreaking by President Taft, to depicting behind the scenes events, meetings, banquets, the architectural development of the fairgrounds, and the opening and closing ceremonies. 2. An album of portraits of the Executive Committee, including Charles C. Moore (President), William H. Crocker, M. H. de Young, Charles de Young, John A. Brittan, and others, as well as a series of Directors portraits, most inscribed to Ms. Baker, and many other images depicting behind the scenes preparations. Together with another album of personal photographs of Ms. Baker, circa 1910-1920, with trips to the Santa Cruz Mountains, China, Hawaii, and elsewhere. 3. A large collection of correspondence relating to the administrative affairs of the Exposition, including relations with Washington and other matters, and a quantity of ephemera produced for the exposition, including pamphlets from various national galleries and committee reports on the progress of the fair. * Together with 5 books published to commemorate the Exposition, inscribed to Ms. Baker by the authors. In later life, Ms. Baker, as Emma Nelson Sims, worked in Hollywood, and a small group of signed studio portraits by actors, including Faye Wray, are included. In all, an impressive archive of this important 20th century Exposition.
An extensive archive of photographs, correspondence, and other ephemera relating to the Panama Pacific International Exposition, held in San Francisco in 1915, collected and preserved by Emma Nelson Baker, Secretary to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Exposition. As the chief administrative secretary of this magnificent and gargantuan exposition, designed to showcase the citys renewal after the 1906 temblor, Ms. Bakers archive is likely unparalleled as a record of the four year development of this important international fair. The archive includes: 1. An album of approximately 240 large format photographs, mostly 8 x10 inches, but several mammoth prints of 11 x 17 inches, being a Chronological Pictorial History of the Exposition, from the groundbreaking by President Taft, to depicting behind the scenes events, meetings, banquets, the architectural development of the fairgrounds, and the opening and closing ceremonies. 2. An album of portraits of the Executive Committee, including Charles C. Moore (President), William H. Crocker, M. H. de Young, Charles de Young, John A. Brittan, and others, as well as a series of Directors portraits, most inscribed to Ms. Baker, and many other images depicting behind the scenes preparations. Together with another album of personal photographs of Ms. Baker, circa 1910-1920, with trips to the Santa Cruz Mountains, China, Hawaii, and elsewhere. 3. A large collection of correspondence relating to the administrative affairs of the Exposition, including relations with Washington and other matters, and a quantity of ephemera produced for the exposition, including pamphlets from various national galleries and committee reports on the progress of the fair. * Together with 5 books published to commemorate the Exposition, inscribed to Ms. Baker by the authors. In later life, Ms. Baker, as Emma Nelson Sims, worked in Hollywood, and a small group of signed studio portraits by actors, including Faye Wray, are included. In all, an impressive archive of this important 20th century Exposition.
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