Title: Album with approximately 430 snapshot photographs, 25 postcards, and miscellaneous ephemera relating to the 1939 exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay Author: ** Place: Treasure Island, S.F. Bay Publisher: Date: 1939-1940 Description: The photographs & other items glued to black album leaves, most with handwritten captions in white on the leaves. 29x39 cm. (11½x15”), leatherette boards. Exceptional album with photographs of the marvelous world’s fair held during 1939, in celebration of the dual completion of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The remarkable assortment of snapshots includes many of aviation interest, and much more, among them the large flying boat “Californian”; wallabys at the Australian Pavilion; a soap box derby; Jack Benny and his orchestra; the Lennon Sisters; Bing Crosby, a B-17 Flying Fortress; Count Basie and his Orchestra; the “Negro Float” in opening day parade; Pan Am Clipper’s in the water; trapeze artists; a diving bell ride; the “Gayway”; the burning of the California exhibit, and much more. The extensive captions add greatly to the album, and it is quite likely it was assembled by someone associated with operation of the fair. Lot Amendments Condition: Front cover detached, some leaves coming loose, but overall the contents are very good. Item number: 220325
Title: Album with approximately 430 snapshot photographs, 25 postcards, and miscellaneous ephemera relating to the 1939 exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay Author: ** Place: Treasure Island, S.F. Bay Publisher: Date: 1939-1940 Description: The photographs & other items glued to black album leaves, most with handwritten captions in white on the leaves. 29x39 cm. (11½x15”), leatherette boards. Exceptional album with photographs of the marvelous world’s fair held during 1939, in celebration of the dual completion of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The remarkable assortment of snapshots includes many of aviation interest, and much more, among them the large flying boat “Californian”; wallabys at the Australian Pavilion; a soap box derby; Jack Benny and his orchestra; the Lennon Sisters; Bing Crosby, a B-17 Flying Fortress; Count Basie and his Orchestra; the “Negro Float” in opening day parade; Pan Am Clipper’s in the water; trapeze artists; a diving bell ride; the “Gayway”; the burning of the California exhibit, and much more. The extensive captions add greatly to the album, and it is quite likely it was assembled by someone associated with operation of the fair. Lot Amendments Condition: Front cover detached, some leaves coming loose, but overall the contents are very good. Item number: 220325
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