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Tower of Jewels Illuminated at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Postcard by Mitchell. Columbian Exposition 1893, North Garden, April 13, General Electric, World's Fair, Futuristic Architecture, Historical Architecture, Wall Graphics, San Francisco Bay

On the evening of April 13, 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated “Illumination Night” in honor of Walter D’Arcy Ryan – the founder and first director of General Electric’s Illuminating Engineering Laboratory whose visionary lighting would become one of the most enduring memories of the PPIE. According to Laura Ackley, author of San Francisco’s Jewel City:... Read more

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Tower of Jewels, Panama Pacific International Exhibition, 1915 Tower of Jewels was the centerpiece of the 1915, Panama Pacific International Exhibition celebrating completion of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of the City after the Earthquake and fire of 1906. It was 432 feet in height and covered with crystals about the size of baseballs, that when hit with searchlights sparkled like a giant diamond spire. "Designed by architect Thomas Hastings, this combination triumphal arch-and-tower…

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