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Westward Ho! The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Transformation of Yellowstone National Park Tourism - PART ONE

Westward Ho! The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Transformation of Yellowstone National Park Tourism - PART ONE

By Elizabeth Watry

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May 08, 2023
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Colorized panoramic photograph of 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco at night. Courtesy of Andrew and Judith DeBoer.

Declared “a marvel of wonder; … a dream city by day, a fairy land by night” and America’s most anticipated world’s fair to date, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) opened in San Francisco, Califor…

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