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In 1910, San Francisco competed with New Orleans for the chance to host the 1915 exposition celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal. The San Francisco organization promoting the exposition included a “Postcard Committee” that organized a “postcard week.” Tens of thousands of these official postcards were given to local residents to mail to friends around the country.

On the left side of the postcard, the imagery includes an allegorical female figure with a bear crouching at her feet, California’s state flag, and examples of California’s agricultural bounty. On the right side, there is a  workman with his tools and  a U.S. flag. In the background, a ship is passing through the Golden Gate, the channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. (source)

postmarked 1910, mailed from California to Minnesota

CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE 1915 PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
in San Francisco
&
 THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1939-40 WORLD'S FAIRS
In New York and San Francisco
Look for more World's Fair Postcards on the Postcardy Blog on Fridays.
To view past World's Fair posts, click here or on the exposition label.