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- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Plate, 1904 - In 1904, visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, could purchase a variety of souvenir and decorative items. These mementos usually contain the name of the fair and a view of a prominent building. This plate displays the fair's Palace of Varied Industries. Keepsakes like this provided a lasting remembrance of the fairgoer's trip.
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Plate, 1904
In 1904, visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, could purchase a variety of souvenir and decorative items. These mementos usually contain the name of the fair and a view of a prominent building. This plate displays the fair's Palace of Varied Industries. Keepsakes like this provided a lasting remembrance of the fairgoer's trip.
- "World's Fair Bulletin," March 1904 -
- March 01, 1904
- Collections - Artifact
"World's Fair Bulletin," March 1904
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Dish, 1904 - In 1904, visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, could purchase a variety of souvenir and decorative items. These mementos usually contain the name of the fair and a view of a prominent building. This lattice-edged plate displays the fair's Festival Hall and Cascade Gardens. Keepsakes like this provided a lasting remembrance of the fairgoer's trip.
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Dish, 1904
In 1904, visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, could purchase a variety of souvenir and decorative items. These mementos usually contain the name of the fair and a view of a prominent building. This lattice-edged plate displays the fair's Festival Hall and Cascade Gardens. Keepsakes like this provided a lasting remembrance of the fairgoer's trip.
- "Connecticut Gazette and the Commercial Intelligencer," August 1, 1804 -
- August 01, 1804
- Collections - Artifact
"Connecticut Gazette and the Commercial Intelligencer," August 1, 1804
- Portrait of Mark Twain, by Edoardo Gelli, 1904 - American author and humorist Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens commissioned this portrait during his family's extended stay in Italy. Clemens was invited to lecture at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, but was unable to attend, due to his wife's poor health. Instead, Clemens sent this portrait, which he characteristically described as "better than the original".
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Mark Twain, by Edoardo Gelli, 1904
American author and humorist Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens commissioned this portrait during his family's extended stay in Italy. Clemens was invited to lecture at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, but was unable to attend, due to his wife's poor health. Instead, Clemens sent this portrait, which he characteristically described as "better than the original".
- Letter from Mark Twain to Governor Francis about Exhibiting His Portrait at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904 - The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, commemorating the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, featured agricultural, scientific, and industrial exhibits from the United States and around the world. This tongue-in-cheek letter documents folksy writer Mark Twain's submission of a portrait to the fair for a competition. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, and had fond ties to the area.
- May 26, 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Mark Twain to Governor Francis about Exhibiting His Portrait at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904
The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, commemorating the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, featured agricultural, scientific, and industrial exhibits from the United States and around the world. This tongue-in-cheek letter documents folksy writer Mark Twain's submission of a portrait to the fair for a competition. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, and had fond ties to the area.
- Trade Card Promoting the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1898-1903 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card Promoting the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1898-1903
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Recipe Booklet, "Igleheart's Cake Secrets," 1915 -
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Recipe Booklet, "Igleheart's Cake Secrets," 1915
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Ashtray, 1904 - Souvenirs provide a lasting remembrance of the places you have visited. In the early 1900s, visitors to the "World's Fairs" eagerly purchased items that would then decorate their homes upon their return. This ashtray was available to fairgoers who visited the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri.
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Ashtray, 1904
Souvenirs provide a lasting remembrance of the places you have visited. In the early 1900s, visitors to the "World's Fairs" eagerly purchased items that would then decorate their homes upon their return. This ashtray was available to fairgoers who visited the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Ashtray, 1904 - Souvenirs provide a lasting remembrance of the places you have visited. In the early 1900s, visitors to the "World's Fairs" eagerly purchased items that would then decorate their homes upon their return. This ashtray was available to fairgoers who visited the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri.
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Ashtray, 1904
Souvenirs provide a lasting remembrance of the places you have visited. In the early 1900s, visitors to the "World's Fairs" eagerly purchased items that would then decorate their homes upon their return. This ashtray was available to fairgoers who visited the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri.