Series 2: 1904 World's Fair

Series 2 contains photographic prints of the 1904 World’s Fair, more formally known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. All of the images depict architectural content such as the various Palaces (e.g.: Palace of Electricity, Palace of Varied Industry, etc.), U.S. state buildings (e.g.: Missouri and Alaska), foreign nation buildings (e.g.: Brazil, Germany, and Japan), the U.S. Government Building, the Sunken Garden, Grand Basin, and Festival Hall. Two overview shots of the Fair are also included. The prints measure less than 10 inches by 10 inches.
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Alaska House and Totems
Photograph of the totem poles around the Alaska house at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
Base of the Louisiana Monument
Photograph of the base of the Louisiana Monument at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The monument features various statues and motifs.
Brazilian Pavilion
Photograph of the Brazilian Pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
Festival Hall
8x6 in photograph of Festival Hall at the 1904 World's Fair. The image includes the Cascades running down Art Hill to the Grand Basin as well as various fountains and statues.
Festival Hall
8x6 in of the Festival Hall at the 1904 World's Fair viewed from the northeast looking across the lagoon.
Festival Hall & Grand Basin
9x6.75 in photograph of the Festival Hall on Art Hill in Forest Park at the 1904 World's Fair. The picture was taken at night and the lights on the buildings are reflecting in the water of the Grand Basin.
German Pavilion
Photograph of the German Pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. This pavilion was best known for its bells which could be heard from a great distance.
Japanese Pavilion
Photograph of the Japanese Pavilion and gardens at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
Lagoon to the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
8x6 in photograph of the lagoon leading east from the grand basin at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. A gondola travels under a bridge toward the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy. The Palaces of Education and Social Economy are visible on the left.
Louisiana Monument
Photograph of the Louisiana Monument at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The monument was in an area called the Plaza of St. Louis, and in this picture the Palace of Manufactures can be seen in the background.
Missouri Building
Photograph of the Missouri building at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. This was a temporary structure demolished after the fair. The World's Fair Pavilion was then built on this site.
Palace of Liberal Arts
8x6 in photograph of the Palace of Liberal Arts at the 1904 World's Fair. The picture was taken from the southwest looking across the corner of the lagoon. A gondola and a water pipe are in the foreground. Maps of the fair indicate that the pump house for the lagoon would have been here.
Palace of Machinery
Photograph of the Palace of Machinery at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The picture was taken facing north down the lagoon and takes in the Palace of Transportation and the dome of Creation in the distance.
Palace of Manufactures
8x6 in photograph of the Palace of Manufactures at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The picture was taken from across the grand basin and includes gondolas and bridges as well as some of the statues at the edge of the Plaza of St. Louis.
Palace of Transportation
8x6 in photograph of the Palace of Transportation at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The picture was taken from across the lagoon near the David Crockett Bridge and covers most of the southeast corner of the building.
Palaces of Education and Social Economy
8x6 in photograph of the Palaces of Education and Social Economy at the 1904 World's Fair.
Palaces of Education and Social Economy
8x6 in photograph of the Palaces of Education and Social Economy at the 1904 World's Fair. This image is of the buildings at night viewed from across the Grand Basin.
Palaces of Electricity and Machinery
8x6 in photograph of the Palaces of Electricity and Machinery at the 1904 World's Fair. The picture was taken at night from the walkway between the Grand Basin and the building.
Palaces of Electricity and Machinery
Photograph taken from the western edge of Art Hill looking north toward the dome of Creation at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Palaces of Electricity and Machinery are most visible on the left with the Palace of Varied Industries behind it. On the right is the edge of the Palace of Machinery with the Palace of Transportation behind it. The lagoon is between the buildings.
Palaces of Electricity and Machinery
8x6 in photograph of the Palaces of Electricity and Machinery at the 1904 World's Fair. The image is of the buildings at night viewed from Art Hill looking across the Grand Basin.
Sunken Garden
8x6 in photograph of the Sunken Garden at the 1904 World's Fair. The picture was taken from the Government Terrace (later Government Drive) looking north all the way to the distant towers of the Palace of Varied Industries. The buildings on the left are the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy with the obelisks flanking its entrance and the Palaces of Education and Social Economy. On the right is the Palace of Liberal Arts with its columns and ornate cornices and the Palace of Manufactures behind it.
Sunken Garden
8x6 in photograph of the Sunken Garden at the 1904 World's Far with the U.S. Government building in the background. The picture was taken from across the lagoon. The Palace of Liberal Arts is on the left and the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy is on the right. There are two gondolas in the foreground.
View from the Buffalo Tower
8x6 in photograph of the 1904 World's Fair from the top of the Buffalo Tower. The view looks out over the Plaza of Orleans to the distant eastern restaurant pavilion on Art Hill. The roofs of the Palace of Liberal Arts (left) and the Palace of Manufactures (right) are clearly visible.
View of Buffalo Tower
8x6 in photograph of a vista looking down the lagoon at the 1904 World's Fair. The image was taken in front of the Palace Mines and Metallurgy, notable for its obelisks, and takes in a view of the Palace of Liberal Arts and the distant Buffalo Tower. A large equestrian statue is in the foreground.

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