Description: San Francisco, CA - 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition - Swedish Pavilion: The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 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. Architect Ferdinand Boberg was hired to design the Swedish Pavilion for this fair. Boberg had designed the Swedish pavilions for the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 and fairs in Milan and Malmö as well as the main Stockholm Post Office. The plans that he drew up called for a large building 180 feet square with 30,000 square feet of space. It was a decidedly National Romantic mix of Swedish country church and manor house linked by an Italianate loggia that was perhaps a reminiscence of the Stockholm City Hall that was being built at this time. The Pavilion's tower, 100 feet high, offered one of the best views of the fair. Swedish Americans got a social area, which included several large and beautifully appointed rooms for men and women and a multipurpose hall for banquets, lectures, and highly successful film showings. The Swedish Exhibit was divided into two parts. The industrial and social displays were shown at the Pavilion, and the Swedish art exhibit occupied nine rooms in the Palace of Fine Arts. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition, but shows some edge wear. Pacific Novelty Co. San Francisco, Cal.
Price: 9 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2023-12-10T02:08:37.000Z
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
City/Region: San Francisco
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Year Manufactured: 1915
Exposition: 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Pavilion: Swedish
Sweden: Stockholm Post Office
Pacific Ocean Discovery: 400th Anniversary
Features: Architecture
Postage Condition: Unposted
Material: Paper
City: San Francisco
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Pacific Novelty Co.
Panama Canal: Completion
Subject: 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition
Architect: Ferdinand Boberg
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Region: California
Country: United States
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Countries, Exposition, Landscapes, Sweden, Swedish Pavilion
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
