SHAWL, NYELAND & SEAVEY
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1939 WORLD’S FAIR ON SAN
FRANCISCO BAY / GOLDEN GATE
EXPOSITION. 1939.
34
1
/
2
x26
3
/
4
inches, 88x68 cm. Schmidt Litho
Co., San Francisco.
Condition B+: creases and restoration in margins;
abrasions in image.
Rising out of San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island
and the Inca-inspired “Tower of the Sun,” are
flanked on each side by The Golden Gate and
the San Francisco Bay bridges. Site of the 1939
Golden Gate International Exhibition, the man-
made island was one of three government-funded
building projects celebrated by the fair; the other
two being the construction of both bridges. From
the beginning, the island and exhibition halls
were slated to become an airport after the fair
ended, and were leased by the government at the
beginning of World War II. Louis Shawl was the
first artist to serve on the board of directors of
San Francisco’s Advertising Club, and later became
president of the San Francisco Art Directors Club.
[3,000/4,000]
LESLIE RAGAN (1897-1972)
195
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THE SCENIC ROUTE TO NEW
YORK WORLD’S FAIR / NEW YORK
CENTRAL SYSTEM. 1939.
41x27 inches, 104x68
1
/
2
cm. Forbes, Boston.
Condition B+ / B: staining along bottom margin,
affecting text; pin holes in margins and corners;
abrasions in image; darkened. Printed on thick paper.
An assemblage of scenic, captioned snapshots
that travellers might see on a trip to New York
City to visit theWorld’s Fair, with the iconicTrylon
and Perisphere prominently in the foreground.
Many of the little views roughly correspond
with pre-existing New York Central Line posters,
while the others images were used on brochures
published by the railroad.
[3,000/4,000]
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