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El Prado, Exposition, 1915

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El Prado, Exposition, 1915
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El Prado looking toward west entrance with California Tower, Panama-California Exposition, 1915
1915
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El Prado street is shohwn on the bottom left, looking toward the west entrance during the Panama-California Exposition of 1915. The California Tower and Calfornia Building are on the left, on the north side of El Prado, with the entrance arch toward the bottom left. The California State Building, later known as the Palace of Science, was designed by Bertram Goodhue (1869-1924), includes the Callifornia Tower and the California Building (of which the dome can be glimpsed to the right of the California Tower), later known as the San Diego Museum of Man. On the right is the Science and Education Building. The Exposition was held in San Diego's Balboa Park to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal.
Expositions; Balboa Park; El Prado street; Panama-California Exposition of 1915; California Tower; California Building; Science and Education Building; Bertram Goodhue
California - San Diego - Balboa Park
  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
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The Book Lovers' Shop, 5th and C, San Diego, CA
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3.5 inches x 5.5 inches
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