CALIFORNIA 1900 - on the Threshold of a New Century
Turn-of-the-century art, artifacts, and photographs from around the state
October 21, 1999 -- February 19, 2000

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• Hart, James D. A Companion to California. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.
• Rawls, James J. and Walton Bean. California: An Interpretive History, 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
• Rice, Richard B., William A. Bullough, and Richard J. Orsi. The Elusive Eden: A New History of California. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
• Barnet, M. M. and J. O'Leary. Statistics of California Production: Commerce and Finance for the Years 1900-1 with Brief Sketches of the Origin and Development of Mining, Agriculture and Horticulture in the State. San Francisco: M. M. Barnet and J. O'Leary, Publishers, 1901.

Acknowledgements

The California Historical Society is grateful to each of the participating organizations for their enthusiasm and cooperation in celebrating turn-of-the-century California. The Society would also like to thank numerous supporters and volunteers for lending their time and expertise to the various components of the exhibition. Richard G. Torney and Dennis R. White were responsible for making it possible for us to exhibit the Oldsmobile, and Dawn Moser and Sherry Hines lent their expertise to readying the costumes for display. Anthony Kirk, Richard J. Orsi, Jean Hadley, and Melissa Leventon provided editorial assistance for the brochure, and interns Catherine Adams and Svetlana Tretyakova assisted with the project. As always, the entire staff of the California Historical Society has been involved in this endeavor.

Funding for the exhibition was provided in part by the Chronicle Publishing Company. The Society's ongoing exhibition program is supported by Dr. A. Jess Shenson, the Louise M. Davies Foundation, the Bernard Osher Foundation, the L. J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, and Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.

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