Bird's-eye view of World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904 – Antique Map Print
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This rare historic image captures Bird's-eye view of World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904 in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Bird's-eye view of World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in St. Louis in 1904 to mark the centennial of the 1803 land deal that doubled the country's size, filled the fairgrounds with palaces, lagoons and exhibit halls, and an aerial-style view like this one shows how the whole site was laid out for visitors. Organizers built the grounds in Forest Park and the surrounding area on a scale that drew millions of visitors over the seven months the fair ran. Looking across the plan, you can see how the grand buildings were arranged around open courts and waterways, a design meant to impress as much as to inform. The fair is also remembered for debuting items such as the ice cream cone and iced tea, which gives the crowded grounds a lasting place in American popular history.
| Original scan | 3,744 × 2,797 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | pm004473 |
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