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Title: California and the expositions, Yellowstone National Park : how to go and what to see en route Union Pacific System
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Chicago : Rand McNally
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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musementconcessions. The grounds are within two miles of the businesscenter, easily accessible by electric cars or ferries. On the hillsidesto the south and east is the residence section, with apartment androoming houses, where many will find comfortable accommodations. INTRA MURALTRANSPORTATION From Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda, across the bay, are directferry connections. Motor busses and tramcars, running onminiature double track railway almostencircling grounds, transport visitors to anypart of Exposition—fare for either, 10 cents. Push chairs, bicyclechairs, and electric jinrikishas are available at reasonable prices.The main exhibit palaces are in a compact area so connected thatdistances between, like structures of former world fairs, are eliminated,greatly economizing time and steps. The main exhibit palaces form a mammoth connected structurecovering a square half mile in a beautiful landscape setting, adornedwith sculpture and mural paintings. Masses of flowers amid luxu-
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One view of Palace of Education, showing Italian Tower at the southernextremity of Court of Palms. Seven LANDSCAPEGARDENING riant verdure with the blue of the harbor on the outer border roundout the near picture. Undoubtedly nowhere on the globe is thereassembled within such narrow boundaries so much of wonder andmarvel of things to interest and instruct. Twenty-four gardens make up the landscapedepartments contribution to the perfectunit which the Exposition is, each manconcerned in its creation having studied to make his contributionharmonize with every other part. Seventy-five thousand boxes ofmesembryanthemum (ice plant) vine were used in construction of thefloral wall which forms the south boundary of the main exhibit section. INTERNATIONALPARTICIPATION Forty-two foreign nationsand forty-four Americanstates and territories arerepresented. THE ZONE The sixty-three acres devoted to amusement concessions have been Sunset on the Golden Gate. To the right is Sau- christened The Zone,

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