NIGHT LIGHTING AND ELEPHANT TRAINS
Night View of Magic City of Treasure Island
The night lighting of Treasure Island was visible for one hundred miles!
Published by Stanley A. Piltz
By Night, The San Francisco World's Fair Glitters
Like a Jewel
The lighting scheme was engineered by General Electric.
Published by H.S. Crocker
THE ELEPHANT TRAINS
Elephant Train and Federal Building Across
Lakes of the Nations
The Elephant Trains were actually motorized trams, with the engine of the automobile fashioned to resemble an elephant's head. A trip from the parking lot to the center of Treasure Island was ten cents; a tour of the entire island, with a lecturer commenting through a megaphone, cost thirty-five cents.
Published by Stanley A. Piltz
Night View, San Francisco and Bay,
World's Fair on Treasure Island
Black lights and fluorescent lights reflected on the luminescent paint of the structures, fountains were illuminated by underwater colored lights, and search lights formed an overhead scintillator of color.
Published by Stanley A. Piltz
Greetings from
San Francisco
Engineering
Marvels
Night Lighting and
Elephant Trains
Man-Made Treasure Island
Wish You Were Here
Elephant Train. Golden Gate International Exposition,
San Francisco
The Colonnade of the Federal Building, seen in the background, was composed of 48 columns to represent the 48 states: Alaska and Hawaii had not yet been admitted to the Union. The building, designed by Timothy Pflueger, held two murals depicting the history of the Western states.
Published by H.S. Crocker
Elephant Train, Federal Building and Lagoon
1940 Golden Gate International Exposition
Photograph by Gabriel Moulin
Wish You Were Here! Postcards from the Golden Gate International Exposition is presented by the
Treasure Island Museum.
