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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
![[Joan of Arc?]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/8/218-Joan-of-Arc.jpg) |
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[Joan of Arc?] |
| ART-218 B/W on thinner paper (7" x 9") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
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![[French statuary]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/8/219-french-statuary.jpg) |
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[French statuary] |
| ART-219 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $20 |
![[French statuary]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/8/221-angel-statue.jpg) |
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[unidentified statue] |
| ART-220 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $20 |
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[unidentified angel statue] |
| ART-221 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $25 |
![[unidentified woman with bull statue]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/8/222-woman-with-bull.jpg) |
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[unidentified woman with bull statue] |
| ART-222 BUFF (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, tack holes in corners |
| $20 |
![[unidentified woman statue]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/8/223-stuate.jpg) |
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[unidentified woman statue] |
| ART-223 BUFF (7 5/8" x 9 5/8") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, some specks |
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[unidentified woman carrying jug, kids at feet] |
| ART-224 B/W (7 5/8" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, silvering around edges, dark exposure |
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The Mother of Tomorrow |
| ART-225 SEPIA (7" x 9") |
Condition notes: none |
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The Mother of Tomorrow |
| ART-226 B/W (6 3/8" x 8 3/8") |
Condition notes: silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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The Mother of Tomorrow |
| ART-227 B/W (7 5/8" x 10 1/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear and toning |
| $25 |
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[unidentified mother holding baby] |
| ART-228 SEPIA (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: tear in lower right corner, odd "wash" in background, not sure if that is intentional or if something was splashed on it then blotted |
| $10 |
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Before the Ball |
| ART-229 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear and toning, silvering around edges |
| $25 |
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Priestess |
| ART-230 SEPIA (7 1/8" x 9 3/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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[unidentified] |
| ART-231 B/W (7 5/8" x 9 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $10 |
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Harvest |
| ART-232 BUFF (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") |
Condition notes: red splotch in middle |
| $10 |
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[unidentified] |
| ART-233 B/W (7 1/8" x 9 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, unevenly trimmed |
| $10 |
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[unidentified, Jesus in tomb?] |
| ART-234 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $15 |
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[unidentified, Artist with canvasses?] |
| ART-235 B/W (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $15 |
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[unidentified, painting of fire scene in city] |
| ART-236 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $10 |
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[Belgian paintings] |
| ART-237 B/W (9 1/2" x 7 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $10 |
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[art gallery] |
| ART-238 B/W (9 5/8" x 7 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $10 |
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Lafayette's sword |
| ART-239 B/W (9 5/8" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $10 |
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[Greek statuary] |
| ART-240 B/W (9 5/8" x 7 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $10 |
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The Nations of the Orient |
| ART-241 B/W (9 7/8" x 8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $40 |
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The Nations of the Orient |
| ART-242 BUFF (9 1/4" x 7 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $15 |
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The Nations of the Orient |
| ART-243 SEPIA (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $35 |
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The Nations of the Orient |
| ART-244 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $30 |
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The Nations of the Occident [Nations of the West] |
| ART-245 B/W (9 7/8" x 8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $50 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-246 BUFF (9 1/2" x 148") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $50 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-247 SEPIA (8 5/8" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $50 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-247 BUFF (9" x 14 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $35 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-248 BUFF (10 1/4" x 14 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, short tear at bottom |
| $30 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-248 B/W (10 1/2" x 14 1/2") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-249 BUFF (8 3/8" x 11 7/8") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, tack holes in corners |
| $25 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-250 LIGHT SEPIA (8" x 12") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, tear lower edge, dog-ear crease lower left corner |
| $15 |
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'Water' by Frank Brangwyn |
| ART-251 BUFF (8 7/8" x 14 3/4") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
(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