Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri, 1904 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri, 1904. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: General view of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, photographed from top of Festival Hall
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri, 1904
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened in St. Louis in April 1904, marking the 100th anniversary of the 1803 land deal that doubled the United States. The fairgrounds sprawled across Forest Park, west of the city's built-up core, and drew millions of visitors over the months it ran through December. St. Louis was then one of the largest cities in the country, with breweries, meatpacking houses, shoe factories, and rail yards tied to the Mississippi and to the Missouri River. Fairgoers encountered exhibits from dozens of nations, the new Festival Hall, and a world's fair palace complex built of staff and plaster on a scale few Midwesterners had seen. The fair also gave the city a lasting parkland and public buildings, including what became the Missouri History Museum and the Art Museum.
| Created / published | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Creator | crowell-collier publishing company |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Missouri |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 860 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | General view of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, photographed from top of Festival Hall |
| Reference | MO Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904 |
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