The ferris wheel from gardens of the French Pavilion, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: The ferris wheel from gardens of the French Pavilion, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The ferris wheel from gardens of the French Pavilion, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis
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This stereograph shows the Ferris wheel in the gardens of the French Pavilion at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. The fair opened in April 1904 to mark the centennial of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, though this card is dated around 1905. Amusement rides like this one drew large crowds to the fairgrounds, and H.C. White Company stereo cards like this were sold as souvenirs. Paired through a stereoscope, the two images gave viewers a sense of depth and the feel of being on the grounds.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. No. 8585. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Exh.; Amusement Parks--Ferris Wheel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,365 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116728 |
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