On this day – April 3

By Ron Plain | April 03, 2015

On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated Contra Costa County and Tehama County Day. ... Read More >

On this day – April 1

By Ron Plain | April 01, 2015

On this day in 1915 the New Jersey Building was dedicated at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ... Read More >

From Rubble to Riches: The World’s Fair That Raised San Francisco From the Ashes

By PPIE100 | March 31, 2015

Last week Collectors Weekly published a wonderfully illustrated article on the story of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition:  ... Read More >

On this day – March 31

By Ron Plain | March 31, 2015

On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated “Ripe Olive Day.” ... Read More >

The “lady champion rifle shot of California”

By PPIE100 | March 30, 2015

By Marie Silva, Archivist & Manuscripts Librarian, California Historical Society

On June 11th, 1915, The Hebrew announced that “the greatest shooting festival ever held in America” would be celebrated at Shell Mound Park in Emeryville in August and September in connection with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ... Read More >

On this day – March 30

By Ron Plain | March 30, 2015

March 30, 1915 was “Poppy Day” at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This exhibit – “Mrs. Rosey’s Poppy Room” took the Gold Medal Prize. Image and description courtesy of the University of California Davis Special Collections. View their complete PPIE Collections online at Calisphere. ... Read More >

The Innocent Fair

By PPIE100 | March 30, 2015

The Innocent Fair is a nostalgic documentary film from 1962. ... Read More >

National Parks at the PPIE

By Ron Plain | March 26, 2015

On the occasion of the conference Science for Parks, Parks for Science: The Next Century held this week at the University of California Berkeley, let’s take a look at two spectacular exhibits of National Parks at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ... Read More >

Swedes Celebrate the 1915 World’s Fair

By PPIE100 | March 25, 2015

Ted Olsson describes recent activities by San Francisco’s Swedish-American community to celebrate the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, including lectures at the newly renovated Swedish American Hall, and folk dancing at San Francisoc City Hall. ... Read More >

How a conference in Berkeley in 1915 helped create the National Park Service

By PPIE100 | March 23, 2015

The Panama-Pacific International Exposition showcased numerous technological, scientific, and artistic achievements, and it also honored America’s natural beauty with exhibits on Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks. ... Read More >