Special Collections at the Henry Madden Library

Shot of the Transparent Car on display in the General Motors Building

This famous "glass" car, which was displayed in the General Motors building at the Golden Gate International Exposition, is the only model of its kind in the world. It is a full-size Pontiac 4-door se

Levi Strauss Copper Riveted Overalls

A 100% mechanical rodeo. It moves. It talks. Its figures are all hand-carved likenesses of famous rodeo people. And they're all dressed in authentic Western togs miniature replicas of garments made in

Unisphere continents being assembled

Caption, "This is Europe (upside down from the way it appears in the atlas) taking form in sheets of stainless steel for Unisphere, symbol of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. It is being construc

Exp 67: La Spirale

I went up to the highest point of Expo 67 in La Spirale - This revolving observation cabin on a 330 feet high tower, offers the only opportunity to view the whole of Expo 67, La Ronde, the Carrefour I

Pabco Display Home

Pabco's Miniature Model Home is keyed to 1939 Living. With every fixture, every piece of furniture built to scale, it dramatically demonstrates how Pabco building materials can be used to build an ine

French Indo-China Pavilion

French Indo-China comprises five distinct countries Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia, and Laos. Total population 23 million. Full of color, it boasts of such famous names as Angkor, the Bay of Alo

Model of "Spire to the Sun" tower

A graceful finger of white, this "Spire to the Sun" will dominate the architectural scheme of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition on San Francisco Bay. Four hundred feet high, illuminated in

Model of Treasure Island

Treasure Island, site of the Golden Gate International Exposition at San Francisco, as it will look when completed in 1939. This model, measured 17 by 35 feet, which required months of work by a staff

Art at the New York World's Fair, 15 Artistic Post Cards

Star Pylon, New York World's Fair

The Star Pylon, a great shaft of varnished wood reaching approximately 130 feet inot the air, is located at the northern end of the Communications Bulding near the Long Island Railroad Station. Its na

Ford Motor Co. Exhibit

A drawing of the Ford Exposition Building at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago as it appears at night in its blaze of flood lights. The central pillar of light on clear nights extends a mile into the a

A Century of Progress in Transportation

This photograph shows a Century of Progress in transportation - the famous old John Bull engine contrasted with one of the new Boeing monoplanes in service on United Air Lines' Coast-to-Coast and othe

The Mayflower House

This is the Armco-Ferro Porcelain Enamel Frameless Steel House with its little guest cottage snuggling as cozy as can be, to take care of family overflow either temporary or permanent. The attractive

General Exhibit Group

This group will house exhibits of applied sciences and industries. It will be a continuous structure, with a series of seven pavilions and courts, with a series of seven pavilions and courts, each bei

50 Years of Progress in Burlington Locomotives

Side by side on the World's Fair grounds, these Burlington passenger engines illustrate a wonderful evolution in railroad motive power. The little 25 was the Pride of the Prairies in 1882, and rolled

Buckingham Fountain

One of Chicago's seven wonders, it is the largest fountain of its type in the world and cost upward of $1,000,000 to build. It forms the centerpiece of Grant Park, opposite the business section of the

Exhibit of Los Angeles Soap Co.

On verso: This exhibit is made entirely of soap, was three months in process of manufacture, required over thirty thousand pounds of soap to make it and weighs as it stands over seven tons.

The Ferry Building, Foot of Market Street, San Francisco, Cal.

On verso: This building, as well as the water frontage, are owned by the city. It is the main depot of the city and is often called "The Water Gate" of San Francisco on account of the large number of

Western Faade, Palace of Education, Looking Across Fine Arts Lagoon

Note On verso: The Palace of Education was designed by W.B. Faville, of San Francisco, and is of composite Byzantine and Spanish Renaissance Stle. It cost $304,263. The Fine Arts Lagoon seems more att

San Francisco , California Palace of Fine Arts

Note On verso: This fine old structure is an example of the world's most graceful architecture. It is the only building that remains of the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition. It is located