The opening ceremonies of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, U.S.A. April, 30th 1904. : The addresses by prominent personages ...
This is a souvenir record of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition opening ceremonies in St. Louis, compiled by T. W. Park and published locally, with addresses by prominent speakers. The pictures are photographic plates and engraved views of the fair: a crowd in top hats and a Chinese prince's entourage at the opening, a classical building facade, an ornate period interior, a garden pool, and a white monumental palace front, offering a designer period formal dress, Beaux-Arts architecture and fairground scenes.
