Louisiana Purchase Exposition Photograph Album, 1904

Summary

Creator:

Holke, F.

Abstract:

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition photograph album contains 53 images that document the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, from April to December, 1904.

Extent:

53 photographs in 1 album

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Annika Dekker and Jakob Dopp, February 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition photograph album contains 53 images that document the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, from April to December, 1904.

The album (14 x 19.5 cm) has brown faux-leather cloth covers and black paper pages. Photographs include images of different monuments and buildings (including international, state, and trade buildings), fairgrounds scenes, and various exhibitions including Filipino, Chinese, and Native American human zoo villages as well as the "Ancient Locomotives" and "U.S. Life Saving Exhibit." Also of note are two photographs of "Festival Hall at night."

Biographical / Historical:

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition was held in St. Louis, Missouri, from April to December 1904, in commemoration of the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. The exposition spanned 1,200 acres and included approximately 1,500 buildings and exhibits from 60 countries and 43 American states.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased from Langdon Manor Books, October 2023. F-1595 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Related Materials

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Collection, 1903-1915 contains several photographs related to the exhibition, including 12 images of framed artwork likely curated by Dr. Charles M. Kurtz.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Architecture, Asian--United States.
Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.
Electrical lighting--1900-1910.
Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.
Filipinos.
Human zoos--United States.
Igorot (Philippine people)
Indians of North America.
Lifesaving--1900-1910.
Sculpture--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.

Formats:

Gelatin silver prints.
Night photographs.
Photograph albums.

Names:

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

Places:

Saint Louis (Mo.)