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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 photos from the official expo photographers, the Cardinell Vincent Company.
Most have the embossed stamp of the photographers and are generally in very good to excellent condition with minimal warping, foxing, etc.
(which are quite common to photos that are over 100 years old).
Please click on the thumbnails for enlargements.
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 statues, fountains, art, and exhibits from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915
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Bondage statue |
| ART-123 B/W (8" x 10") |
| Condition notes: none |
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Bondage statue |
| ART-124 SEPIA (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
| Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
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Bondage statue |
| ART-125 BUFF (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
| Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $30 |
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Bondage statue |
| ART-126 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
| Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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Bondage statue |
| ART-127 B/W (4 3/4" x 6 1/2") |
| Condition notes: fox marks on BACK of photo |
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Rock and Flower statue |
| ART-128 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
| Condition notes: dark exposure |
| $15 |
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Court of the Universe and The Rising Sun Fountain |
| ART-129 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
| Condition notes: smudge in right sky area |
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The Rising Sun |
| ART-130 BUFF (8" x 10") |
| Condition notes: somewhat diffused |
| $20 |
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The Setting Sun |
| ART-131 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
| Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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The Setting Sun |
| ART-132 BUFF (8" x 10") |
| Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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The Setting Sun |
| ART-133 B/W (8" x 10") |
| Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-134 H/C (8" x 10") |
Hand-colored Condition notes: edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-135 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-136 B/W (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear including a nick at the top center, silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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Tower of Jewels and Fountain of Energy |
| ART-137 SEPIA (5 1/2" x 9 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
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Tower of Jewels and Fountain of Energy |
| ART-138 SEPIA (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, see white spot to left of statue |
| $20 |
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Tower of Jewels and Fountain of Energy |
| ART-139 BUFF (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $30 |
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The Fountain of Energy |
| ART-140 BUFF (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $30 |
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The Fountain of Energy |
| ART-141 B/W (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $30 |
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Beauty and Beast |
| ART-142 BUFF (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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Beauty and Beast |
| ART-143 DIFFUSED BUFF (intentionally blurred for "dreamy" effect) (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $15 |
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Beauty and Beast |
| ART-144 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, mark in right side of sky area |
| $20 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-145 SEPIA (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $40 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-146 B/W (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear/soiling in upper corners |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-147 SEPIA (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $50 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-148 B/W (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $45 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-149 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $40 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-150 SEPIA (9 7/8" x 7 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $45 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-151 SEPIA (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, smudge top area of sky |
| $45 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-152 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, unobtrusive spots within image |
| $30 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-153 BUFF(?) on thinner paper than others (9 1/2" x 8 1/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, unevenly trimmed |
| $30 |
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Fountain of Earth |
| ART-154 B/W (7 3/4" x 9 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $30 |
(more art, statues, murals, paintings, etc. of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition)
| 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 Exposition home page