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Golden Gate International Exposition

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Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939

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Farewell to Treasure Island (1940) Golden Gate International Exposition

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International Golden Gate Exposition (1939)

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GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

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Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, San Francisco. HD Stock Footage

The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE), held at San Francisco's Treasure Island, was a World's Fair celebrating, among other things, the city's two newly built bridges. The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. The exposition opened from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940.