Pacificon I - 1946 WorldCon

Pacificon I, the 1946 Worldcon, was held at the Park View Manor in Los Angeles, California. Pacificon had originally been scheduled for 1942 but had been delayed because of travel and other restrictions resulting from World War II. Guest of Honor was A. E. van Vogt and his wife E. Mayne Hull. There were 13TO.2onvention chairman was Walt Daugherty. Committee was made up of members of Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS). The LASFS is still running and is the oldest SF club.

There is an unusual note regarding the name of this convention. Normally, once a Worldcon is held in a city, it uses that name for subsequent Worldcons. Pacificon I was in Los Angels. The next Worldcon in the Los Angeles area was the Solacon in 1958 and then the first LAcon in 1972. Meanwhile, Pacificon II was held up the coast in Oakland. The San Francisco/Oakland area has not been at all consistent in its naming either, having different names for each of its four Worldcons. -- Joe Siclari

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	w46-010.jpeg [9k] Congregating outside of the meeting hall are: (l to r) Elmer Perdue, Mary Beth Wheeler, unknown woman facing away, GoH E. Mayne Hull (in hat), Rusty Baron (Hevelin) (in uniform), ???, Oswald Train (back to camera), GoH A. E. van Vogt, Donald Day (behind van Vogt), Walt Leibscher (back to camera), ???, ???
	w46-020.jpeg [5k] Bob Tucker, Walt Daugherty, Mary Beth Wheeler, Jim-E Daugherty (Virginia Laney).
	w46-030.jpeg [9k] Al Ashley, Mary Beth Wheeler, Bob Tucker, E. Everett Evans
	w46-040.jpeg [6k] In the meeting room, Forrest J Ackerman is leaning over to talk to Charles Hornig, Bill Crawford, T. Bruce Yerke and Samuel D. Russell
	w46-050.jpeg [6k] Earle Korshak (auctioning off a book??)

	w46-060.jpeg [7k] Talking outside again are (l-r) Jack Speer (John Bristol), Elmer Perdue, Rusty Baron (Hevelin) (in uniform), ???, Donald Day (in back), ??? (front), GoH van Vogt (in back), Walt Leibscher (front)
	w46g010.jpeg [6k] Pacificon Guest of Honor A. E. van Vogt at the podium during his speech. (photo from Bob Madle)
	w46m010.jpeg [8k] Front row: unknown model "Girl Most Liked to be Marooned on the Moon With", ???.
	w46m020.jpeg [5k] ??, Arthur Louis Joquel in mystical costume

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