In 1915, San Francisco held one of the most fantastic World's Fairs the country has ever seen—the Panama Pacific International Exposition..
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 90 years old).
You are encouraged to visit www.sanfranciscomemories.com for more history and background of the P.P.I.E.

They photos below are original 1915 P.P.I.E. photos that were printed on heavy photo paper and would have been sold to fair-goers, not modern reproductions!
They are generally in very good to excellent condition, but they are over 100 years old and some may show signs of aging (warping, foxing, etc.).
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.