[BART] [BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT] [CALIFORNIANA]

Daly City Bart Opening Festival Daly City November 3, 1973

Daly City, CA: BART, 1973. Ephemera. B&W Illustrations; This is a cardstock program to the opening ceremonies for the Daly City BART Line. One sheet of cardstock, folded once with text on all four pages. The program is in Very Good+ condition. The program includes a Benediction, ribbon cutting, Presentation of Gift, with music by Jefferson High School Band, and city council members. "Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) , is a rapid transit public transportation system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The heavy rail elevated and subway system connects San Francisco and Oakland with urban and suburban areas in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Mateo counties. The BART connects 48 stations along six routes on 112 miles (180 km) of rapid transit lines, including a ten-mile spur line in eastern Contra Costa County which utilizes diesel multiple-unit trains and a 3.2-mile (5.1 km) automated guideway transit line to the Oakland International Airport. With an average of 423,000 weekday passengers and 124.2 million annual passengers in fiscal year 2017, BART is the fifth-busiest heavy rail rapid transit system in the United States." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 45051

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana BART Bay Area Rapid Transit Transportatoin Light Rail Bay Area Opening Festival

[EPHEMERA], [GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION] [CALIFORNIANA]

Golden Gate International Exposition: Pageant of the Pacific on Treasure Island - 1939 (the Map Is Sponsored By Or Produced By Shell Oil Company)

San Francisco, CA: Shell Oil Company, 1939. Brochure. This is a tri-fold brochure from Shell Oil Company with a map of the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939) . The brochure is in Very Good condition. There is some light toning overall, and some light nicking and wear to the edges.. Very Good .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 46476

Catalogue: Worlds Fairs / Expositions

Keywords: Worlds Fair / Expositions Ephemera Shell Oil Company Maps Golden Gate International Exposition Pageant Of The Pacific On Treasure Island

[EPHEMERA] [PRESIDENTIAL EPHEMERA], [CALIFORNIANA] [PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES]

Kennedy for President California Presidential Flier / Ephemera

San Francisco, CA: Kennedy for President, 1963. Other. This is a slim (3 1/2" x 8") folded piece of paper (14" long unfolded). The flier is in Very Good+ condition. The flier gives six reasons why "California Needs Kennedy", including: Practical Liberalism, Experience, Youth and Vigor, Dynamic Leadership, Freshness of Outlook, and, Resoluteness. The flier is clean and bright, with fresh coloring and no edge wear. "The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democrat John F. Kennedy defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican Party nominee. This was the first election in which all fifty states participated, and the last in which the District of Columbia did not. It was also the first election in which an incumbent president was ineligible to run for a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 38177

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana President John F. Kennedy Ephemera Campaign Ephemera Presidential Ephemera Presidential Campaigns California For Kennedy San Francisco, CA Californiana

[EPHEMERA], [CALIFORNIANA], [SAN FRANCISCO]

Promotional Poster / Brochure for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco - Specifically the Rose Room Featuring the World's Most Celebrated Dancers the de Marcos and Ronnie Kemper and His Orchestra

San Francisco, CA: The Palace Hotel, 1942. Other. B&W Illustrations; 1942. This is a brochure / promotional poster (approx. 15" x 10 1/2 " features a photo of The De Marcos on the inside and the details of their preformances on the other side. The promotional piece folds twice to make a brochure. "Completely rebuilt from the ground up, the "New" Palace Hotel opened on December 19, 1909, and quickly resumed the role of its namesake predecessor as an important San Francisco landmark as well as host to many of the city's great events. While externally much plainer than the original Palace, the new "Bonanza Inn" is in many ways as elegant, sumptuous, and gracious on the inside as the 1875 building. The "Garden Court" (also called the "Palm Court") —which occupies the same area that the Grand Court did in the earlier structure—has been one of San Francisco's most prestigious hotel dining rooms since the day it opened. Equally famous was the "Pied Piper" Bar located just off the gleaming polished marble lobby, which was dominated by Maxfield Parrish's 16-by-6-foot (4.9 by 1.8 m) , 250-pound (110 kg) painting of the same name. The Ralston Room, named for co-founder William Ralston, is off the main lobby to the left of the painting. " (from Wikipedia) "DeMarco was born in Buffalo, New York, on 1 January 1898. He was the son of a farmer, whose father had lost the family mill in Palermo through neglecting business to dance at folk festivals around Italy. De Marco became a dancer despite his father's opposition. He began his career as a solo dancer, then with partners, in burlesque and vaudeville, in the prohibition-era speakeasies. De Marco danced with several female partners, of whom the best known were his wives. Tony's first wife was Nina Kroner and his second Renée. Tony and Renee began dancing together when he was 29 and she was 16. He was best known for his performances with his third wife, Sally Craven, a ballet dancer. Sally Craven doubled for Vivien Leigh in the long shots of dances in Gone with the Wind (1939). " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 45021

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana Ephemera San Francisco, CA The Palace Hotel The De Marcos Dancers Ronnie Kemper Orchestras The Rose Room

[EPHEMERA] [GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION] [CALIFORNIANA]

The United States Marine Corps Golden Gate International Exposition

Treasure Island / San Francisco, CA: United States Marine Corps, 1939. Ephemera. Color Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is one crease to the bottom front corner of the cover, along with some light generalized wear. The text pages are clean and bright, with some light creasing to the title page. "This souvenir brochure was prepared and printed by the U. S. Marine Corps Publicity Bureau, depot of Supplies, Philadelphia, PA for distribution at the Golden Gate International Exposition. Laid in is a folded, tri-fold pamplhet "Our Flag: It's History and Traditions" told by the U. S. Marines. When fully opened, it shows several of the different iterations of the US Flag through the centuries. This brochure was also printed for the Golden Gate International Expostion.. Very Good .

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Book number: 44160

Catalogue: Worlds Fairs / Expositions

Keywords: Californiana Worlds Fairs United States Marine Corps Golden Gate International Exposition U.S. Marine Corp Souvenir Program International Expositions

EPHEMERA [PASADENA, CA] [CALIFORNIANA] [ROSE PARADE]

Group of Ephemera - Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade

Pasadena, CA, 0. Other. This group of ephemera consists of four souvenir photograph packets for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade (from the years: 1929, 1931, 1932 & 1941) along with a button featuring Michigan State from 1961-62. All four of the souvenir photographs are in Very Good+ condition. Two of the packets have been addressed (the one from 1932 includes the stamp and was mailed). The souvenir pin from 1962 is in Very Good- condition, with some rubbing, ground-in dirt and toning. "This event began as a promotional effort by Pasadena's distinguished Valley Hunt Club. In the winter of 1890, the club members brainstormed ways to promote the "Mediterranean of the West." They invited their former East Coast neighbors to a mid-winter holiday, where they could watch games such as chariot races, jousting, foot races, polo and tug-of-war under the warm California sun. The abundance of fresh flowers, even in the midst of winter, prompted the club to add another showcase for Pasadena's charm: a parade would precede the competition, where entrants would decorate their carriages with hundreds of blooms. The Tournament of Roses was born. "In New York, people are buried in snow," announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. "Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." uring the next few years, the festival expanded to include marching bands and motorized floats. The games on the town lot (which was re-named Tournament Park in 1900) included ostrich races, bronco busting demonstrations and a race between a camel and an elephant (the elephant won). Reviewing stands were built along the Parade route, and Eastern newspapers began to take notice of the event. In 1895, the Tournament of Roses Association was formed to take charge of the festival, which had grown too large for the Valley Hunt Club to handle." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 44976

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana Pasadena, CA Tournament Of Roses Parade Parades Publicity Photographs