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1 day ago · t. e. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million (equivalent to $509,000,000 in 2023) were used to finance the event.
- 1,270 acres (510 hectares)
- St. Louis
- United States
22 hours ago · 1904 – St. Louis, Missouri, United States – Louisiana Purchase Exposition (also called Louisiana Purchase International Exposition and Olympic Games): 1904 Summer Olympics; 1904 – Cape Town, South Africa – Cape Town Industrial Exhibition; 1905 – Portland, Oregon, United States – Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
Apr 30, 2024 · The first buildings on the Danforth Campus were used for the 1904 World’s Fair (officially titled the "Louisiana Purchase Exposition"). Alphabetical list of campus buildings used during the fair, with their first academic use in parentheses: Busch Hall: Department of Works for the Fair and was used for architects and engineers (Chemistry)
- Miranda Rectenwald
- 2014
May 3, 2024 · World’s fair, large international exhibition of a wide variety of industrial, scientific, and cultural items displayed at a specific site for a period of time, ranging usually from three to six months.
May 4, 2024 · This year marks 120 years since the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, organized to celebrate centennial of the Louisiana Purchase, a “fantastic real estate deal,” says the city’s web site ...
Apr 29, 2024 · During the 1904 World’s Fair, the eyes – and feet – of the world were on St. Louis. More than 60 nations exhibited at the event and almost 20 million people attended over the course of seven months.
Apr 23, 2024 · An exhibit at the Missouri Historical Society about the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis includes a portrait of Geronimo, a Chiricahua Apache chief whom the fair put on display as part of its ...
