St Louis Worlds Fair 1, Missouri, 1904 – Antique Map 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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This rare antique map captures St Louis Worlds Fair 1, Missouri, 1904 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Panorama of the World's Fair, St Louis, 1904
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St Louis Worlds Fair 1, Missouri, 1904
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St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, a world's fair marking the centennial of the 1803 land deal that doubled the nation's size. The fair spread across roughly 1,200 acres of Forest Park on the city's west side and ran from April into December, drawing visitors from across the country and abroad. The city then had about 575,000 residents and ranked among the largest in the nation, with shoe factories, breweries, and rail lines that made it a major commercial center. Fairgoers rode a giant Ferris wheel and walked past exhibit palaces full of machinery, electrical displays, and goods from the Philippines and other newly acquired lands, a mix of industrial pride and imperial display. The fair also hosted the third modern Olympic Games, held alongside the exhibition.
| Created / published | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Creator | melville, george w. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Missouri |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 6,256 × 2,912 px · prints to 21 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama of the World's Fair, St Louis, 1904 |
| Reference | MO-StLouis-WorldsFair1-1904 |
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