California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894

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The Main Concourse.

The Exposition at night. Few of the surrounding areas were electrified, making the Fair a magical sight after dark.

The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, commonly referred to as the "Midwinter Exposition" or the "Midwinter Fair", was a World's Fair that operated for six months in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Its most enduring legacies are the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum (which has since been rebuilt in a much different design) and the Park's famed Japanese Tea Garden.

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• 1894 Midwinter International Exposition
• The Bancroft Library's digital archives house two pieces of original sheet music from the Exposition, being the Electric Tower Waltz and the Midwinter Fair Polka. They can be accessed here.