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Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Exhibitions

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: A0934
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the official records of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, formed to plan and operate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The collection consists of records related to the initial conception and planning of the exposition from 1898; the official records of the four divisions of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, namely, the Divisions of Works, Exhibits, Exploitation, and Concessions and Admissions; the minutes of the Executive Committee, the Board...
Dates: 1898-1925

Louisiana Purchase Exposition Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Lib0007
Scope and Contents

This collection is made up of 76 pieces of sheets of music from various composers in the early 20th century. There are numerous genres in this collection including marches, polkas, waltzes, and ragtime. There are a number of pieces by local composers and/or publishers. Many pieces feature photographs or illustrations of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. This collection houses highly visual and artistic material with various colors and designs depicted.

Dates: 1898-1905

Adele Quinette Phelps Worlds Fair Chronicle

 Collection
Identifier: A3135
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of one volume kept by St. Louis teenager, Adele Quinette, about the 1904 World’s Fair; one photograph of Miss Quinette; and a CD-Rom containing PDF files of the volume. Miss Quinette numbered the volume’s pages and the folders reflect this numerical order. The observations of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition took place between 1903 and 1904. The photograph, dated circa 1904, and the CD appear in the final folder. The 132-page volume, which is...
Dates: 1903-1904