Missouri. St. Louis Exposition, 1905. Sunken Gardens and Palace of Liberal Arts from U.S. Govt. Bldg. – Historic Reproduction
(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 historic photograph captures Missouri. St. Louis Exposition, 1905. Sunken Gardens and Palace of Liberal Arts from U.S. Govt. Bldg. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Missouri. St. Louis Exposition, 1905. Sunken Gardens and Palace of Liberal Arts from U.S. Govt. Bldg.
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Taken from the United States Government Building, this view looks across the Sunken Gardens toward the Palace of Liberal Arts, two of the central landmarks of the St. Louis fair. The exposition, formally the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, opened in St. Louis in 1904 to mark the centennial of the 1803 land purchase, though the record dates this print to 1905. The gardens were sunk below the surrounding ground, so visitors on the terraces could look down on their formal beds and walks, a common approach to grand fair design of the era. Views like this one from the Wittemann Collection show how the fairgrounds were arranged and the classical architecture that defined the event.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1905] |
| Subjects | Wittemann Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Gardens...; Exhibitions--1905; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,350 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135525 |
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