St. Louis


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Contains captioned, archival photographs that trace the history of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, from the groundbreaking to the closing ceremonies.




Louisiana and the Fair


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The St. Louis Exposition


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A collection of photos from the 1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis, Mo. also referred to as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.




Anthropology Goes to the Fair


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As scientists claiming specialized knowledge about indigenous peoples, especially American Indians, anthropologists used expositions to promote their quest for professional status and authority. This title shows how anthropology showcased itself "to show each half of the world how the other half lives".




World's Fair, Louisiana Purchase, St. Louis, 1904 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from World's Fair, Louisiana Purchase, St. Louis, 1904 There are fourteen permanent railroad tracks, besides feet_of exhibition space, in the building, Every known means of conveyance Will be found here, from the old-time stage coach and the first steam engine to the latest contrivance in automobiles, steam and electric engines, motor cycles, and air ships. Full trains of cars, with the fastest engines known, Will be exhibited. The latest designs in street cars and those used for. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Health and Medicine on Display


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"With Heath and Medicine on Display, Julie Brown offers the first book-length examination of how international expositions, through their exhibits and infrastructures, sought to demonstrate innovations in applied health and medical practice. " -- Inside dust jacket.




All the World's a Fair


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Robert W. Rydell contends that America's early world's fairs actually served to legitimate racial exploitation at home and the creation of an empire abroad. He looks in particular to the "ethnological" displays of nonwhites—set up by showmen but endorsed by prominent anthropologists—which lent scientific credibility to popular racial attitudes and helped build public support for domestic and foreign policies. Rydell's lively and thought-provoking study draws on archival records, newspaper and magazine articles, guidebooks, popular novels, and oral histories.







The Universal Exposition of 1904


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