Lot of 100+. Large collection of books, newspapers, magazines, postcards, covers, stamps, photographs, sheet music, posters, and more related to Treasure Island and the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939. Highlights include an official guidebook, complete with full-color foldout map; The Saturday Evening Post. Philadelphia, PA: The Curtis Publishing Company. April 22, 1939. Vol. 211, No. 43 121pp, 10.625 x 13.75 in., with "World's Fair or Bust" cover by Sheridan; three sets of miniature souvenir postcards,with views including the Tower of the Sun, the Court of the Seven Seas, and the Oakland Bay Bridge; an architectural blueprint drawn by Arthur Brown Jr. for the construction of the Tower of the Sun, 1937; a souvenir ticket from the Elephant Train Sightseeing Tour; and an inscribed photograph signed by William H. Monahan, General Manager of the Exposition: "To a grand girl and a real partner / Sincerely / Bill Monahan." Condition: Condition varies. Please refer to digital images for conditions of specific items.
Lot of 100+. Large collection of books, newspapers, magazines, postcards, covers, stamps, photographs, sheet music, posters, and more related to Treasure Island and the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939. Highlights include an official guidebook, complete with full-color foldout map; The Saturday Evening Post. Philadelphia, PA: The Curtis Publishing Company. April 22, 1939. Vol. 211, No. 43 121pp, 10.625 x 13.75 in., with "World's Fair or Bust" cover by Sheridan; three sets of miniature souvenir postcards,with views including the Tower of the Sun, the Court of the Seven Seas, and the Oakland Bay Bridge; an architectural blueprint drawn by Arthur Brown Jr. for the construction of the Tower of the Sun, 1937; a souvenir ticket from the Elephant Train Sightseeing Tour; and an inscribed photograph signed by William H. Monahan, General Manager of the Exposition: "To a grand girl and a real partner / Sincerely / Bill Monahan." Condition: Condition varies. Please refer to digital images for conditions of specific items.
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