Dignitaries attend the opening of the California Pacific International Exposition include, from left, William Phillips, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper, Exhibition President Frank Belcher, California Gov. Frank Merriam, and Brig.-Gen Seth Howard of the California National Guard.
Juan Larrinaga (Juan Baptista Manuel Larrinaga) was born on San Antonia, Baja, Mexico. He graduated from St. Vincents College in Los Angeles in 1900, worked as an artist-designer in the movie industry, and was an art director for several expositions around the country.
View of a crowd in front of the California State Building on the opening day of the California Pacific International Exposition. Governor Merriam, who gave the dedication, is in the background standing behind a policeman on the right.
