St. Louis: The 1904 World's Fair (Images of America: Missouri)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738561479 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A Fragmented Jumble of Pictures and Stories" according to John D. Cain. Unfortunately, the many fascinating pictures and stories have no reference context to help make sense of the whole 190A Fragmented Jumble of Pictures and Stories John D. Cain Unfortunately, the many fascinating pictures and stories have no reference context to help make sense of the whole 1904 World's Fair. My grandma told me stories when I was young about her father taking her and her sisters on the train from Indiana to St Louis for the World's Fair and I always wanted to learn mo. World's Fair. My grandma told me stories when I was young about her father taking her and her sisters on the train from Indiana to St Louis for the World's Fair and I always wanted to learn mo. A must for St. Louisan Gary Sprandel As a St. Louisan the fair has an almost mythical place in our history. This book helps provide a vision of that time as well as the marks on the current St. Louis. The magic starts with the cover where a couple is atop a building above art hill overlooking the Palaces of Machinery and Transportation. Some of th. ges said Great Book about World's Fair. My grandson needed information about the 190Great Book about World's Fair ges My grandson needed information about the 1904 World's fair for a project that he and a classmate were assigned. Of course, we were able to get information from other sources, but I thought a book would be helpful. This book was excellent. They were excited about all of the information that it contained. The ill. World's fair for a project that he and a classmate were assigned. Of course, we were able to get information from other sources, but I thought a book would be helpful. This book was excellent. They were excited about all of the information that it contained. The ill
Fairgoers visited the Alps, the North Pole, Russia, and Paris and witnessed famous battles. Everyone wanted to ride the great Observation Wheel. Louis was the greatest city on earth. There were hootchy-kootchy dancers and wonderful new foods, such as the ice-cream cone. For seven months in 1904, St. Louis Art Museum, the grand palaces are gone. At a time when few traveled more than a couple miles from home, visitors encountered the people and cultures of faraway lands. Millions flocked to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to behold the inventions of the early 20th century. Many saw electric lights, automobiles, aircraft, and moving pictures for the first time. St. It was an educational experience, a “university of mankind.” The Pike offered amusement rides, wild animal displays, and fanciful trips through the Hereafter and Creation exhibits. With the exception of today’s St. But it was all temporary, a dream city made to last only a few months. Louis: The 1904 World’s Fair tells the story of the greatest Victorian-era world’s fair since the lights of the fair faded over a century ago, while also examining the fair’s legacies and legends.
His interest in the fair developed soon after he moved to the St. Sonderman has worked as an on-air personality and traffic reporter for over 20 years. Louis area; a small souvenir ruby fl ash toothpick holder was passed down to him from his great-great-aunt who had attended the exposition. Louis history, including Route 66 in St. Louisan who has written several books on St. Louis. Louis memorabilia and maintains an online archive of Route 66 images. He is an avid collector of Route 66 and St. About the Author Joe Sonderman is a lifelong St. . Mike Truax is the president of the 1904 World’s Fair Society in St. Louis
Sonderman has worked as an on-air personality and traffic reporter for over 20 years. Joe Sonderman is a lifelong St. He is an avid collector of Route 66 and St. Louis area; a small souvenir ruby fl ash toothpick holder was passed down to him from his great-great-aunt who had attended the exposition. Louis his