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This pamphlet, issued in 1964, showed what was eventually going to become the Pan American Center, before it was finished. It details the efforts of the organizers, and how it contributes to a larger cause in St. Augustine.

In the second phase of the Pan American Center, this portion showcased Colonial art from Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru which was on exhibit in the east gallery. Entrance to the balcony affording a view of the Hispanic Garden was from this room on the…

Pan American Center; The newly installed chapel area, seen through the griled door, houses eighteenth century religious statues in a dimly-lit atmosphere.

Carleton Calkin, who was the director the Pan American Center after the dismissal of Earle Newton stands with tour guide Jean Babich, explaining one of the original exhibit cases from the Pan American Center. Calkin did a lot of work for the Pan…

Changed from what was one of three main exhibit cases in the First Floor Exhibit in 1968, housing pre-Columbian Art. While it still demonstrates several of the objects in the November 1968 exhibit case, we can see some of the changes to present the…

One of three main exhibit cases in the First Floor Exhibit in 1968, housing pre-Columbian Art. In this case, we can see objects that mainly pertain to the Costa Rican cultures. A number of smaller ceramic objects are displayed against a white case.…

One of three main exhibit cases in the First Floor Exhibit in 1968, housing pre-Columbian Art. In this section, a variety of ceramic vessels are suspended from the top of the exhibit case against the backdrop of what appears to be a tribal blanket,…

One of three main exhibit cases in the First Floor Exhibit in 1968, housing pre-Columbian Art. In this section, we can see a variety of handmade objects, from jewelry to smaller stone statues. This section also includes a variety of ceramic vases…

One of three main exhibit cases in the First Floor Exhibit in 1968, housing pre-Columbian Art. In this section, we mainly can see a collection of statues made from what appears to be similar stone mediums. This was part of the permanent exhibits

St. Augustine, Fla. -- Bread as a base for sculpture? It is used now in Ecuador and such items may be seen in the current exhibit at the Pan American Center in the restored area of "Historic St. Augustine." The figures illustrated were just a few of…