Official Souvenir of Ground Breaking by President William H. Taft for the Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915. October 14, 1911.

Souvenir pamphlet, 8vo, colored printed pictorial wrappers, illustrated, [16], pp. Folded and creased down the middle, with a little wear at the fold, some minor rubbing to wrappers, normal aging; otherwise very good. This is a scarce piece of ephemera commemorating the 1911 groundbreaking ceremony by President William H. Taft for the exhibition in the Golden Gate Park. While the purpose of the exhibition was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, it seemed to function more as a worlds fair held in San Francisco. It took over three years to construct, and the exhibition ran from February through December 1915. There are a number of black and white photographs in the booklet, including a double page panoramic view of the city of San Francisco. The activities of the ceremony are recorded in this pamphlet, which feature speakers, songs, marches, and what they had for dinner