1894 SF Midwinter International Exposition Lithographic Views /Booklet

6 x 9.5" Embossed green cloth covered book of the 1894 Mid-Winter Fair in Golden Gate Park , 1893-94. Contents complete but disassembled into 6 x 9" Panels.

An event bought and then brought from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago by rail and added to by MH DeYoung's personal choices for stimulating the local economy and set up inm Golden gate park, despite objections. This at a time when the economy was depressed nationwide. Photolithographic scenes in great detail inside, covers detached and contents present but disassembled from age. otherwise very good ephemera