Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Japan is one of the largest exhibitors in the Exposition. Her displays,
shown in every palace except Machinery, are an amazing demonstration of
the degree to which she has entered the trade of the world.
The Netherlands.--In its domed pavilion, gay with many bannered staffs,
the Netherlands has achieved one of the most striking buildings in the
foreign section. (p. 157.) Its architecture is not representative of the
traditional Dutch style but fulfills the modern ideas of the present-day
school of builders in Holland. Most prominent is the clock tower, where
a bell rings the hours.
Within, the pavilion presents Holland as one of the great colonial
nations. Roughly, it has three divisions, devoted to the mother country,
the Dutch East Indies, and the Dutch West Indies, in each of which
industry and commerce is pictured in dioramas and exemplified by
displays of products. Dutch girls in national costume serve visitors in
the refreshment room.
Holland's most noteworthy exhibits are those made by the Board of
Horticulture of the Netherlands in the gardens of the Palace of
Horticulture, and her pictures in the Palace of Fine Arts. Holland sent
to San Francisco ten carloads of rhododendrons, conifers, and bulbs. To
install them she sent Mynheer Arie Van Vliet, the landscape engineer of
the Peace Palace at The Hague. Her industrial exhibits are in the
Exposition palaces.
New Zealand.--The New Zealand Pavilion is of mixed French and Italian
styles. It was designed by Lewis P. Hobart of San Francisco, in
collaboration with Commissioner Edmund Clifton. While it contains a
representative display of the chief products of the youngest of the
Dominions, the main exhibits are in the Palaces of Mines, Agriculture,
and Food Products.
Norway.--Norway, like Sweden and Denmark, has succeeded admirably in
reproducing its national spirit in its pavilion. The building is a long
story-and-a-half structure, in the ancient Norse style, dominated by a
beautiful tower on which is emblazoned the Norwegian coat-of-arms. The
lower floor contains three large dioramas of characteristic Norwegian
scenery, and an exhibit hall wherein are shown products of the
industries of Norway, especially her great maritime activities. As in
the case of the other two Scandinavian countries, the sons of Norway in
California built the pavilion, while the Norse Government provided the
exhibits.
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