The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completio
Poster for the exhibition
Promotional material from New Orleans's unsuccessful bid to hold the exposition
An exhibit by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Mines.
Pioneer Mother (Charles Grafly)
The Tower of Jewels was the central building at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, the 1915 world's fair held in San Francisco, California.
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
…overseen by a delegation led by Chen Qi (陈琪), who coordinated the preparation, shipment, and exhibition of the Chinese entries. The centerpiece was the Tower of Jewels, which rose to 435 feet (133 m). The Tower was covered with over 102,000 3⁄4-to-2-inch (19 to 51 mm) suspended, mirror-backed Austrian cut glass prisms…
The Tower of Jewels, gelatin silver print by Willard Worden.
The Tower of Jewels behind the "Fountain of Energy"
The tower at night
Panoramic view of the tower at night