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X ^:r ‘"1 V?”' WALT^CoKO.aC. BMP fT 1 r ‘ • - \ EW w u .ry?^jMi V f JULY 22,1914. THE PRESS AND STANDARD, WALTERBC P. 0, S. C. PAGE, \ w A- Marvelously orks of Art to be Shown at San Francisco *tWrty-8lx of the World's Navies Will Participate Officially Upon a Stupendous Scale—WoricTs Most Noted Architects Create City of Palaces the Like of Which Man Has Never Beheld—England to Exhibit. Th« photographs upon this page reveal Just a few of the thousands of marvels that will be seen hy the mil- HOBS who vUlt the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco next year. The opening of the Panama canal is regarded by the nations as one of the most stupendous events In the his tory of the world, and In recognition of the great work at Panama there will be exhibited in San Francltco such a diaplay of the world's progress as has never been seen before. The news that England will exhibit itt the Panama-Pacific International Exposition is evidence of the amaz- tng interest that is everywhere talon in America's Panama caV’al celebration. - Thirty-six of the world's great nations will officially participate In the exposition. Here, is the list: Argentina. Australia, Austria. Poll via, Brazil, Bulgaria. Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatamala, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Liberia, New Zealand. Nicaragua, Panama, Per sia, Peru, Portugal, Salvador, Siam, Spain. Sweden. Turkey Uruguay, Venezuela and Great Britain. The nationa have appropriated enormous sums. The Argentine, for example, haa appropriated $1,300,000 gold for its diaplay;. Canada has appropriated $600,000 and construction Is far advanced on the great Canadian pavilion. The natives of every civilized country on earth will be enabled at San Francisco to behold a surpassing view •f the progress of their native land. Throughout the United States and in foreign lands millions of people are planning to visit the exposition next year. At a recent meeting of the Transcontinental Passenger association It was decided to make great reductions <o FIRST NEWS PICTURE OF THE WONDERFUL PALACE OF HORTICULTURE . m ■ * • > r*$S '<■'* ••'V • SmsSmB ^ •' ' • . <•:§ ♦ e >.r ■&W. •V.- tr a - In railroad fares. The exposition opens on February 20 and closes on December 4, 1915. The exposition todav is one of the sights of the world. The passenger on a steamer through the Golden Gate beholds the vast domes of the exposition palaces rising like the domes and minarets of a fabled Oriental city. Be fore the main group of exposition palaces, which face north uppj| the harbor for more thap one mile, a great ■ea esplankde has been constructed: this has been won derfully landscaped with thousands of rare trees and shrubs brought from distant parts of the world. Here multitudes will gather during the exposition to view by day the assembled warships of the world's navies and at eight a wonderful series of colored illuminations visible forty or fifty miles away. The entire exposition grounds parallel San Francisco harbor for almost three miles. A HANDSOME book of sixty pages, illustrated profusely in colors and giving detailed descrip tions of the Panama-Pacific International Expo sition to be held in San Francisco from February 20 until December 4, 1915, and of th« Panama canal and the canal region, will be mailed hy the Panama-Pa cific Intel nr tional Exposition free of charge to all ♦ Inquirers. The booklet is Intended as a general guide to respective visitors and will also contain Information concerning the great engineering feat which the exposition is to celebrate. Write to tb** Manager, the Bureau of Publications, Panama-ParifU Internation::! Expccltion, Exposition building, San lYaneisco, for the booklet. / m m Wf^^nTri IWpd JrJjj T-J*T3g|j j qES pjfi ES fffrj stir nfT'j Hfl r W — »•«*» istaesi «M *»’ VIEW OF A HALF-DOME IN THE WONDERFUL PALACE OF EDUCATION. ♦ ♦ A Nearer View cf the Dome- \t The huge Palace of Horticulture is set In the South Gardens of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and will be one of the most striking feat urea us the visitor en ters the main exposition gates at Scott ctreet. The dome will be covered with glass, and at night colored searcla j lights within the palace wjll cause the great globe to gleam with all the color* of the rainbow. The lighting ef fect will be visible from the harbor. Crowning the dome may be seen the "flower basket.” This is 20 feet In height and weighs more than cue hundred tons. This photo graph shows the framework of tb*' building an it appeared early in May. The exposition will open In San Francisco February 20, 1915. pyrirM. mYv by I’anitma-l'iM-fflc Int<roall«nnl Kxp >IMon Company. X FAMOUS SCULPTOR S CONCEPTION OF “WATER,’’ FOR COURT OF THE UNIVERSE. j, ' 7&\JZ*F X- Sw ’*>' . >• ■we :<f a . 1 3 J"* / ^ • 1 1 i t ik m 'ip- \-w f f• r • ?- f ■: '/ ■ a, V s ' -* t . >. J **** \ * + ■ ^ _ * ■: ■ <*' /X, Ji -, - ▼ *V"av /* -'-V / ^ . f ■ ''W •j®*' " ? ^ v \ *> - V i ■&* \ ^4 4 V' 4 • - ^ . ■ - - < f*' ' 1 1 ■ v . */■ ’ • u ‘ - v . Cnr.yrJrh:. 1514. hr ' c i-irrr.*. - n <' i ; i : f S’ w / This eh^'t.'- v at.h shows a r.nB-n ue >.n the eolc-ss>l Bf»l."*e cf Education it the P*nanta-P<iriflc It.t'Tn-.rfonni exposition in San :' r . Nco !n 191... . Ti e world''S mi . *•«! artists, nvirul decorators and senlptors v.. re -eir g a.*ed to d<-cor ite the expos’tun palace? ns a tentlt. the huge structures are i«d -=rr:liib!y benutirul. The interior of -he d^nte is cnib'-llipi ed \ ith a . • •« -h mo* aic of l rni'art colors, designed ui.d r tho supervision of Mr Jul.'« Guerin, t! ? noted artist- ' r he height to the t : of *ho \;.!f-dome is 110 feet. Seer** in caa rf the rcclffiral varrVT:**^ <u lit expo itlon Rronnds. ' 1 r Tgurs nbovc Is thnt of t. romtirk* able ?c* ''.ral co: no.'*t n t . V - n. - ‘ i i -t b; ' ,H cf / :nerirn*j sculptors. Thy ligure, ( th- r.' : .t < * • ■ n j . ce to ihr’c « !-.rr sv. Gijlicnl s-ui tun * — ' 11. ! "' • ' v'”’ *v t» • * Jb- * •** ’ .!! I* 1 i d": a v .it sunken ' •':» •/' , t ’ 1 • :>• b’ n.’-n ■ t'-t model I rum Puna, i-I'Kifi !m • a - i i VAST SOUTH lAf DH • OF THi i (F JifT 55 CiiV AT NISHtI 'll iil* J V it-''- I HUGE PAUCE OF MACHINERY AT WORLD'S GREATEST EXPOSITION. J: .j? . w .»/ /-wl ! -0~, r I I A ■* '•v/rtr’ it #>. ■i/V" L. X -X> -iy. It ?; ;r PiIb wm n i' Ccpyrtgfct, 1014. by Pm mama-Pacific latira at tonal Kxpoaltlon Company. The great Palace of Machinery as seen from Its south facade. The mechanical triumphs of the world will b< displayed In the great Palace of Machinery at the Panama Pacific International Ei^psltlon at San Francisco next year. This colossal structure Is almost a thousand feet long, four hundred feet wide and la 135 feet high. The installation of exhibits in the huge structure has already begun. Three vessels the aiaa of the worlds largaat gjgmablp could easily be placed In this vast structure nod with room to sparm Nirbt view of South Gardens and main ent-ance to the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Fran cisco in 1915 Dominating the scene at the left of the picture in the Tower of Jewels, rising some 435 feet Into the air. it? archi’ectural hr" 3*-’rV^d with thou:anna of glittering hand-polished crystals of many colors and Its wbcle surfa*e softly g!ow;nv wtit the reflected Lght from the arcs which are hidden from the spectator. Further down the facade at about the center cf the pier-re. may br seen the two slender towers which guard tha entrance to the Court of Palms and directly in front of the Tower of Jewels la A. Stirling Calder'af”Fountain of Energy. - ' In the background at the extreme left may ha sotzi the top of the triumphal Arch of dib Rising Sun. surmounted by ^ » '->w r '«bL itl4, by Panama-Caflflc lAtcraaUeaai “ ~ ^ * th» aroup ‘Tha of tha - r m - ' . o « : 1 /