On this day – February 25
On this day in 1915 the Canadian pavilion of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was dedicated. Designed by the London architect E. Wright, Canada contructed the largest of the national buildings, with three skylit aisles each an eigth of a mile long containing elaborate diaoramas depicting Canadian environment, agriculture, and industry. Visitors were particularly delighted by exhibits of forestry, minerals and wildlife, including a beaver dam complete with live beavers.
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- Interior of the Canada Pavillion. Courtesy Ron Plain.
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- Canada Pavilion. Courtesy Ron Plain.
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- Dedication of Canadian Pavilion. Courtesy the Bancroft Library.