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Recapitulation Table of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Landscape Department and various reports including "Materials and Methods of Construction in the Exposition Building" by Philip Markmann, "Landscape of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company" by George Kessler, report by the Chief Designer for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Emanuel Masqueray, a report on the Cascade Garden, a sketch of the Tesson Greenhouse, an itemized list of buildings built for the exposition, notes on the building and planting scheme for the fair, and a brief biography of Kessler. Includes three publications regarding the fair: "Facts about the World's Fair," "Universal Exposition 1904," and "The Architectural Record." (105 pages), [ca. 1904]

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.

Dates

  • [ca. 1904]

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 16.8 Cubic Feet ( (35 boxes; 4 oversize folders))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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