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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 Setting Sun |
| ART-249 SEPIA (11" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges, faint scuff in middle left background |
| $75 |
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The Setting Sun |
| ART-250 B/W (11" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges, faint scuff in middle left background, margins a little soiled |
| $75 |
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The Setting Sun |
| ART-251 B/W (11" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, lower left corner has a crease, light soiling around edges, spot in upper right |
| $50 |
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The Rising Sun, The Setting Sun |
| ART-252 B/W (12 1/4" x 19 1/4") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear including tear on lower right margin, some light spots in upper black area and several others NOTE: This extra large photo may require additional postage, please check your email for an invoice, or contact us prior to purchase for a quote |
| $40 |
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The Rising Sun |
| ART-253 B/W (15 7/8" x 19 7/8") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear including short tears at edges, some light spots in throughout and a splotch on right side wing NOTE: This extra large photo may require additional postage, please check your email for an invoice, or contact us prior to purchase for a quote |
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The Rising Sun, The Setting Sun |
| ART-254 B/W (15 3/4" x 19 1/4") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear including bend on lower right margin, some light spots in upper black area and several others, old photographer's paper label remnant in upper right (could possibly be cleaned off) NOTE: This extra large photo may require additional postage, please check your email for an invoice, or contact us prior to purchase for a quote |
| $40 |
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[unidentified statues] |
| ART-255 BUFF (13 7/8" x 11") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $15 |
![[unidentified statues]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/9/255-statues.jpg)
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[unidentified sculpture] |
| ART-256 BUFF (13 7/8" x 11") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear/short tears around edges, margins a bit grubby |
| $15 |
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[unidentified statues] |
| ART-257 BUFF (11 1/4" x 10 1/4") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
![[unidentified statues]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/9/257-ppie-sculpture.jpg)
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[unidentified sculpture] |
| ART-258 BUFF (13 7/8" x 11") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear/short tears around edges, margins a bit grubby, white splotch upper right of sculpture |
| $10 |
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[unidentified sculpture] |
| ART-259 BUFF (13 7/8" x 11") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear/short tears around edges, left and upper margins very soiled |
| $10 |
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The Pioneer |
| ART-260 B/W (14" x 11") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $20 |
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The Pioneer |
| ART-261 BUFF (14" x 11") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear/tears around edges, margins a bit grubby |
| $20 |
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[unidentified sculpture] |
| ART-262A HAND-COLORED (image size is 7 1/2" x 9 3/8" in the original custom folding mat) |
Condition notes: none |
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[unidentified sculpture] |
| ART-262 HAND-COLORED (image size is 6 1/2" x 10 1/2" in the original custom folding mat) |
Condition notes: none |
| $45 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-263 SEPIA (6 1/4" x 8 1/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-264 B/W (6 1/4" x 8 1/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, light silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-265 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $30 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-266 SEPIA (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, white spot on left side |
| $20 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-267 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, white spot on left side |
| $30 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-268 SEPIA (8 7/8" x 13 1/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, white spot on left side |
| $40 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-269 BUFF (8 3/4" x 14 1/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, short tear at bottom, light silvering around edges |
| $40 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-270 SEPIA (7 1/2" x 9 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, thumb tack holes in extreme corner margins |
| $30 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-271 SEPIA (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $35 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-272 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $35 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-273 SEPIA (fig leaf) (10 7/8" x 13 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, thumb tack holes in extreme corner margins |
| $40 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-273B SEPIA (10 3/4" x 13 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, corner bend lower right |
| $40 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-274 SEPIA (11" x 13 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, sepia stain in upper left margin, upper right margin has bend outside of image |
| $45 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-275 B/W (fig leaf) (11" x 13 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
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L'Amour |
| ART-276 B/W (9 1/4" x 13 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, some light spots in image |
| $25 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-277 B/W (9" x 13 3/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, silvering around edges |
| $35 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-278 SEPIA (10 7/8" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, sepia stain upper left corner |
| $60 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-279 BUFF (10 3/4" x 13 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, stain upper left corner, bend upper right corner |
| $60 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-280 B/W (11" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $60 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-281 B/W (Fig leaf) (10 1/4" x 13 1/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $50 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-282 BUFF DIFFUSED (10" x 13 1/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear PHOTO IS INTENTIONALLY DIFFUSED FOR A DREAMY EFFECT |
| $50 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-283 SEPIA (11" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $75 |
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L'Amour |
| ART-284 B/W (11" x 14") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $75 |
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[Japanese woman in a kimono] |
| ART-285 BUFF (10 3/4" x 13 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $35 |
![[Japanese woman in a kimono]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/9/285-Japanese-Kimono.jpg)
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Nations of the East |
| ART-286 SEPIA (19 1/4" x 15") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, short tear at bottom, white scuff mark on left side |
| $75 |
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The Fountain of Youth |
| ART-287 BUFF (20" x 7 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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Diana |
| ART-288 BUFF (11 1/2" x 19 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $75 |
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Diana |
| ART-289 B/W (12 1/2" x 19 1/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
| $75 |
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| [unidentifed statue] |
| ART-290 B/W (17" x 14 5/8") |
Condition notes: cracks and one tear upper margin |
| $45 |
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| Cleopatra |
| ART-291 BUFF (11 1/4" x 18 1/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, a few light spots on image |
| $45 |
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| Italian Pavilion fountain |
| ART-292 BUFF (12 7/8" x 19 7/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear |
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| Maternal Love |
| ART-293 BUFF (11 1/2" x 19") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, a few light spots in image |
| $45 |
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| The End of the Trail |
| ART-294 BUFF (10 3/4" x 13 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, lower right corner bend, overall very faint exposure |
| $25 |
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| The End of the Trail |
| ART-295 BUFF (11 3/4" x 18") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, black spots in sky above head, remnant of photographer's paper label lower right corner |
| $45 |
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| The End of the Trail |
| ART-296 BUFF (13 1/2" x 17 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, some discoloration on right side, puncture in lower middle left near base of statue |
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| The End of the Trail |
| ART-297 BUFF (13 1/8" x 18 1/2") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, spotting on left side |
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| The End of the Trail |
| ART-298 BUFF (15" x 19 5/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, some spotting |
| $50 |
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| The End of the Trail |
| ART-300 BUFF (11 3/4" x 19 3/4") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, some spotting |
| $75 |
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| The End of the Trail |
| ART-301 BUFF (15 3/4" x 19 3/8") |
Condition notes: minor edge/corner wear, some spotting and darkroom stains in corner |
| $125 |
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| The Scout |
| ART-299 BUFF DIFFUSED (19 3/4" x 14 3/4") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear and short tears, silvering around edges, some spotting PHOTO IS INTENTIONALLY DIFFUSED FOR A DREAMY EFFECT |
| $40 |
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| The Scout |
| ART-302 B/W (28 7/8" x 21") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear and short tears, silvering around edges, some spotting & mild scuffing NOTE: THIS VERY LARGE PHOTO WILL REQUIRE AN EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGE. WE WILL INVOICE YOU AFTER THE PURCHASE, OR CONTACT US PRIOR FOR A QUOTE. |
| $150 |
| 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