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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 End of the Trail |
| ART-186 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: mild edge/corner wear and silvering around edges |
| $40 |
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The End of the Trail |
| ART-187 B/W (9 3/4" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: a few light specks to left of head |
| $40 |
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The Pioneer |
| ART-188 SEPIA (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: none |
| $25 |
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The Pioneer |
| ART-189 BUFF (9 7/8" x 7 7/8") |
Condition notes: silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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The Pioneer |
| ART-190 SEPIA (10" x 8") |
Condition notes: none |
| $25 |
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The Pioneer |
| ART-191 B/W (9 7/8" x 7 7/8") |
Condition notes: silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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Feast of the Sacrifice |
| ART-192 SEPIA (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: mild edge/corner wear |
| $25 |
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Lafayette |
| ART-193 SEPIA (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: some specks in sky area |
| $20 |
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Lafayette |
| ART-194 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 7/8") |
Condition notes: some specks in sky area |
| $20 |
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Soldier |
| ART-195 B/W (6 7/8" x 9") |
Condition notes: white speck on leftmost knee |
| $20 |
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Nature |
| ART-196 SEPIA (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: none |
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Nature |
| ART-197 B/W (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: silvering around edges |
| $40 |
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Triumph of the Field |
| ART-198 BUFF (7 3/8" x 9 5/8") |
Condition notes: mild silvering around edges |
| $30 |
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Triumph of the Field |
| ART-199 B/W (7 1/4" x 9 5/8") |
Condition notes: mild silvering around edges |
| $30 |
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Whaleman |
| ART-200 SEPIA (7 7/8" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: none |
| $40 |
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Whaleman |
| ART-201 B/W (7 7/8" x 9 3/4") |
Condition notes: tack holes in corners, slightly grubby at top |
| $35 |
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North Sea |
| ART-202 B/W (9 1/2" x 7 3/8") |
Condition notes: light silvering around edges |
| $45 |
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The Poor Fisherman |
| ART-203 B/W (9 7/8" x 7 7/8") |
Condition notes: light silvering around edges |
| $35 |
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Tympanum at the Palace of Industries |
| ART-204 BUFF (9 5/8" x 7 3/4") |
Condition notes: light silvering around edges |
| $20 |
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Kneeling Figure at the Altar |
| ART-205 B/W (9 7/8" x 7 7/8") |
Condition notes: paper loss lower right corner outside of image area, some scuffing in right side of sky area |
| $20 |
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Dedicated to Mechanics |
| ART-206 BUFF (7 5/8" x 9 5/8") |
Condition notes: background a bit grubby |
| $20 |
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[Sculptor] |
| ART-207 B/W on thinner paper (7" x 9") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear |
| $20 |
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North Sea |
| ART-208 B/W on thinner paper (9" x 7") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby/scuffed |
| $25 |
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[The American] |
| ART-209 B/W on thinner paper (7" x 9") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby/scuffed |
| $25 |
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The Spinning Girl |
| ART-210 B/W on thinner paper (7" x 9") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby/scuffed, light streak on figure's leg |
| $20 |
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unidentified statue |
| ART-211 B/W on thinner paper (7" x 9") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby/scuffed, foxing in left margin |
| $10 |
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[unidentified nude woman with sundial] |
| ART-212 B/W on thinner paper (7" x 9") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby/scuffed |
| $15 |
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Cleopatra |
| ART-213 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $20 |
![[muse? with lyre]](/images/images/PPIE/Statues Art/7/214-muse.jpg) |
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[muse? with lyre] |
| ART-214 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $20 |
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Birth of Venus |
| ART-215 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $25 |
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Sapho |
| ART-216 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby |
| $25 |
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[two women dancing] |
| ART-217 B/W (8" x 10") |
Condition notes: edge/corner wear, margins a bit grubby, tiny white spots throughout |
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(more art, statues, murals, paintings, etc. of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition)
| 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