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Title: Elephant Train and Federal Building Across Lakes of the Nations
Date Created and/or Issued: 1940
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: This circa 1940 postcard depicts the elephant-themed tram at the California World's Fair on San Francisco Bay, with the Lakes of the Nations and the Federal Building, prominently featuring the Colonnade of the States, in the background. This World's Fair, also known as the Golden Gate International Exposition, was held on San Francisco's Treasure Island during 1939 and 1940. The event also commemorated the opening of the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay Bridges.
Type: image
Identifier: http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/1891
Subject: Festivals and Celebrations
San Francisco, California
Islands

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