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- Panama Canal Railroad Tie Souvenir From 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition - The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir section of Panama Railroad tie.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Panama Canal Railroad Tie Souvenir From 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir section of Panama Railroad tie.
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Plaque of Cocobolo Wood, 1915 -
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Plaque of Cocobolo Wood, 1915
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Paperweight From Bank of Saginaw, 1915 - The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. The fair also provided the opportunity for companies across the country to advertise to millions of people. The Bank of Saginaw distributed this souvenir Panama Canal paperweight to fairgoers in San Francisco during the 1915 exhibition.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Paperweight From Bank of Saginaw, 1915
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. The fair also provided the opportunity for companies across the country to advertise to millions of people. The Bank of Saginaw distributed this souvenir Panama Canal paperweight to fairgoers in San Francisco during the 1915 exhibition.
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, 1915 - The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir paperweight containing soil from the Panama Canal.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, 1915
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir paperweight containing soil from the Panama Canal.
- SS Kroonland Through the Panama Canal, February 1915 - After 33 years of on-and-off work by French and American crews, the Panama Canal opened to traffic in 1914. The 48-mile waterway, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, saved nearly 8,000 miles versus sailing around the southern tip of South America. The SS <em>Kroonland</em> is pictured here in Culebra Cut, which carried the canal through Panama's Continental Divide.
- February 02, 1915
- Collections - Artifact
SS Kroonland Through the Panama Canal, February 1915
After 33 years of on-and-off work by French and American crews, the Panama Canal opened to traffic in 1914. The 48-mile waterway, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, saved nearly 8,000 miles versus sailing around the southern tip of South America. The SS Kroonland is pictured here in Culebra Cut, which carried the canal through Panama's Continental Divide.
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, 1915 - The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir paperweight containing a Panama Canal worker's badge.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, 1915
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir paperweight containing a Panama Canal worker's badge.