Orig Photographs #24--California Midwinter International Fair 1894 San Francisco

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Original Photographs #24 California Midwinter International Fair 1894 San Francisco
Often forgotten, the California Midwinter International Fair, or Exposition, was held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from
January 27 to July 5, 1894.
I am offering original photos this Fair that are part of an album containing 4 pictures per page. Each picture is accompanied by pencil caption identifying the image shown. The pages are backed by thin india paper.
Photos measure approx. 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches each.
Please let me know if you can't read any of the captions and I will email you a text of the caption indicated.
Here's a shot description about how this Fair came about:
President Benjamin Harrison appointed Michael H. de Young as a national commissioner to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago. During this exposition, de Young saw an opportunity to stimulate California's depressed economy. In the summer of 1893, de Young announced plans for the California Midwinter International Exposition. It was to be held in Golden Gate Park.
One of the draws, according to de Young, was California's milder weather, which allowed for a fair in the middle of winter. Golden Gate Park Superintendent John McLaren fought against holding the exposition in the park due to concern that, "the damage to the natural setting would take decades to reverse."
The fair covered 200 acres centered on what is the park's current Music Concourse. More than 100 buildings were erected for the exposition, and it was estimated that more than two million people attended. The fair featured four major buildings, which included the Fine Arts Building, the Agriculture and Horticulture Building, the Mechanical Arts Building, and the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building. The Fine Arts building became the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum. It was subsequently rebuilt in a much different design. Other major attractions include the Japanese Tea Garden, Bonet's Tower, amusement attractions, and  several cultural exhibits.