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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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The Genius of Invention |
| ART-155 SEPIA (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $45 |
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Colonnade and statues |
| ART-156 SEPIA (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: foxing, edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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Colonnade and statues |
| ART-157 BUFF (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: silvering around edges, minor edge/corner wear |
| $35 |
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Colonnade and statues |
| ART-158 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: silvering around edges, minor edge/corner wear |
| $35 |
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Colonnade and statues |
| ART-159 SEPIA (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: foxing, edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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Colonnade and statues |
| ART-160 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: some specks in sky area, edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
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Autumn |
| ART-161 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
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Autumn |
| ART-162 BUFF (6 7/8" x 10 7/8") |
Condition notes: paper damage at top and bottom, some soiling |
| $20 |
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Winter |
| ART-163 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
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Summer |
| ART-164 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, dark spot upper right |
| $20 |
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Summer |
| ART-165 B/W (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, soft crease upper right corner |
| $20 |
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Summer |
| ART-166 B/W (7 5/8" x 9 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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Pioneer Mother |
| ART-167 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
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Pioneer Mother |
| ART-167 BW (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
![[unidentified mural/frieze]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/6/168-unidentified-mural-frieze.jpg) |
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[unidentified mural/frieze] |
| ART-168 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $15 |
![[unidentified mural/frieze]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/6/169-unidentified-mural-frieze.jpg) |
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[unidentified mural/frieze] |
| ART-169 B/W (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $15 |
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[urn and planter] |
| ART-170 SEPIA (9 5/8" x 7 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
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[urn and planter] |
| ART-171 BUFF OR LIGHT SEPIA (9 5/8" x 7 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
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[urns and planter] |
| ART-172 BUFF (9 7/8" x 7 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
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[courtyard] |
| ART-173 SEPIA (9 7/8" x 7 3/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
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[courtyard with Cupid fountain] |
| ART-174 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear including crease upper left corner |
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Colonnade with urns |
| ART-175 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, scuff in upper right sky |
| $20 |
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courtyard with urns and statue |
| ART-176 B/W (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, tear in lower right corner |
| $10 |
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Colonnade/Peristyle |
| ART-177 B/W (9 7/8" x 8") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, especially lower left |
| $15 |
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Fountain of Youth |
| ART-178 SEPIA (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: none |
| $20 |
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Fountain of Youth |
| ART-179 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: right margin (outside of image area) is a bit soiled |
| $15 |
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Fountain of Youth |
| ART-180 B/W (7 1/2" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge and corner wear |
| $15 |
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Fountain of Youth |
| ART-181 SEPIA (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: none |
| $25 |
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Fountain of Youth |
| ART-182 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: none |
| $25 |
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Fountain of El Dorado |
| ART-183 SEPIA (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: none |
| $25 |
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Fountain of El Dorado |
| ART-184 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: none |
| $20 |
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Fountain of El Dorado |
| ART-185 HAND COLOR (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: none |
| $40 |
(more art, statues, murals, paintings, etc.
of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition)
(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