Shown here are the Globe and Democrat newspaper offices, then two separate publications. These booths were centrally located and popular stands. The various St. Louis dailies had pagodas, while weekly publications and magazines generally had tents.
St. Louis Illustrated, a history published in 1876 by Will Genklin, says that here the representatives of these publications "welcome their friends, drew champaign corks and write puffs--" This picture was taken around 1878.
This was taken in the early 1870s when the competing Globe and Democrat erected centrally located offices at the Fair where, as one historian said, representatives "welcome their friends, draw champagne corks and write puffs." Other publications in St. Louis usually set up tents for the Fair which was held in October.
