This is a 1939 8” x 10” classic photo of the Treasure Island Golden Gate International Exposition. It has the original explanation from the display.

TITLE: TREASURE ISLAND FOUNTAIN-PIECE ‘TOWER OF THE SUN”


ABOUT THE FAIR: The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) (1939 and 1940), held at San Francisco's Treasure Island, was a World's Fair celebrating, among other things, the city's two newly built bridges. The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. The exposition opened from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island.



THE PHOTO MEASURES APPROX 8” X 10”

CONDITION: EXCELLENT- ready to frame or display- description was previously attached to the photo (SEE ALL PHOTOS FOR CONDITION).