Treasure Island Fair: Golden Gate International Exposition

Unfinished History

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June 23, 1940, Sunday at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island.

Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P01881)

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News Parade newsreel footage of the San Francisco World's Fair in 1939, the Golden Gate International Exposition. The fair was intended to celebrate the opening of two bridges, the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge. It was held on Treasure Island. 0551 PA8123 San Francisco World's Fair (The News Parade)

Video: Prelinger Archive

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Elephant Towers at Treasure Island, June 23, 1940.

Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P01879)

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Amateur pictures, including aerials and color shot from ground level, of the San Francisco World's Fair on Treasure Island.

Video: Prelinger Archive

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Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P01889)

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Fourth of July celebration, Golden Gate International Exposition "Gayway".

Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P01915)

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Treasure Island 1939 Fair; Main Tower.

Treasure Island: 1939-40 Fair

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1939 Treasure Island Fair performers.

Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA


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