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GM485 Photoprint Co – real photos
Ground-Breaking Ceremonies, July 1911
Real photos on Azo paper with Expo logo, Photoprint on back
- (float “La Purisima Concepcion Founded Dec 8 1787” on sign; “Empress” sign in b/g)
- (float “San Buenaventura Founded March 31 1782” on sign, Number 9; “Showley & Boughman” in b/g)
- (float “San Francisco de Asis Founded Oct.9.1776” on flag, horse at right)
- (float “San Francisco Solano Founded Aug 25 1823” on flag)
- (float “San Miguel Arcangel Founded July 25,1797” , Number 16
- (float “San Juan Bautista Founded … 1797” , Number 15 PC4-138
- (float “San Rafael Arcangel Founded Dec 18, 1817” , Number 20
- (float “San Rafael Arcangel Founded Dec 18, 1817” , Number 20 (man above 20 in left b/g) PC4-141
- (float “San Luis Rey de Francia” Number 18) PC4-136
- (float “Santa Ynez founded Sept 17 1804” – downtown building under construction in background)
- Float Mission San Carlos de Borromeo, Monterey SD July 19-22 GBC
- Float Mission San Diego GB…
- Float Mission San Francisco de Asizi GBC SD July 19-22
- Float San Antonia de Padua GBC SDC July 19-22 1911
- Float San Gabriel Arcangel SD July 19-22 GBC
- Float Santa Barbara Mission GBC SDC July 19-22
- Knights of Pythias Float, Industrial Parade – July 19-22 – 1911 GBC SDC PC4-157-2
Real photos on Azo paper without Expo logo, without Photoprint on back
- (float “San Francisco de Asis founded Oct.9.1776” on sign)
- (float “San Juan Bautista founded June 24 1797” on sign, Number 15 PC4-138
- (float “San Jose founded June 11.1797” on sign) PC4-143
- (float “San Luis Rey de Francia founded June 1798” on sign -house window on left) PC4-136
- (float “..ruz …ed 1791” – “ice cream” on building) PC4-137
- Eagle’s Drum Corps – Industrial Parade – San Diego –
- Fire Dep’t Float – Industrial Parade – San Diego –
- Float Mission San Fernando GBC SDC July 19-22 (same hand as those above with Photoprint on back)
- Float Neptune – The Panama Canal – GBC SD
- Float of the Plasterers Union – Industrial Parade – SD July 21 – 1911 GBC
- Float of the Loyal Order of Moose – Industrial Parade – SD – GBC
- In the Industrial Parade GBC – July 19-21 – 1911 (“Court of Honor” float with Panama Canal ship, tents in background)
- (Same photo as above) Court of Honor float. Industrial Parade. GBC PCE July 21, 1911
- Motorcycle Club Float SD July 20 – 1911
- San Diego. Past, Present and Future. Industrial and Historical Parade July 21 – 1911
- Street Railway Float – Industrial Parade SD July 21 1911.
- The Butterfly Float Floral Parade SD July 20 1911 – Azo
- The Fire Dept float – Floral Parade – Azo
- The Fire Dept. in the Industrial Parade SD July 21 – 1911
- King Cabrillo / The King + his Attendants (?) Parade July 20 – 1911
- The Queen of the Carnival. Float in Parade July 20 – 1911
This Photoprint card may not have been issued for the groundbreaking ceremonies but does refer to the “Exposition Park” adjacent to San Diego High School:
Abbreviations used:
- PCE=Pan-Cal Expo.
- PC=Pan-Cal
- GBC=Ground Breaking Celebration
- GB=Ground Breaking
- SDC=San Diego, Cal.
- SD=San Diego
Note:
- Subtitles, when present, hand-printed in upper and lower case, many at bottom of float
- Printed on back “The Photoprint Co., 1226 Fifth st., San Diego, Cal.” and Expo logo unless otherwise stated.
- Similar to Arcade real photos. Cards not clearly identifed as Photoprint could be Arcade.
See many other Groundbreaking Ceremonies postcards: