Young woman, possibly Igorot, smoking a pipe, wearing a striped cloth wrapped over her other clothes at the shoulder. She is standing near several thatched-roofed huts, probably in the Philippine Exhibit. Since the World's Fair in St. Louis,...
View of "Grand Canal" of World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, with domed Festival Hall and Central Cascades (three fountains). The right side of the canal is bordered by a barrier with some low and high pillars, and a boat traverses the...
View of "Grand Canal" (also known as the lagoon) and bridge at World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, with Palace of Liberal Arts at left; Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at right; and United States Government Building at rear. There are a...
Two-story white Colonial building with a large, pillared front porch and windows with shutters. At the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, the New Jersey State Building replicates the old Ford House at Morristown, New Jersey. There are four tall,...
Two-story brick building with a pinnacled tower. "The Town Hall" is written above the building's top windows, which hold a banner reading "National Educational Association." Two curving sets of stairs with statues in front lead...
Three women wearing lace dresses and embellished shawls, two of them wearing kerchiefs, stand in front of a large fountain encircled by stone lions, probably in the Festival Hall of the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Handwritten on top of...
Three University of Louisville students (two men and a woman) picket the Dow Corning Corporation's booth at the Kentuckiana Careers Exposition held in University Center on Belknap Campus on December 27-28, 1967. The picket signs saying "Dow...
Louisville (Ky.)--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Social conditions; Cities and towns--Kentucky--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Economic conditions; Cities and towns--Growth--History--19th century
This thesis is a historical examination of the perception of Louisville as a southern city. The work begins with a discussion regarding Louisville's historical ties with the North and its acceptance as either a western or northern city. The thesis...
This study of Mably’s works was undertaken because of the scant treatment thus far accorded the writings of a philosopher, important in his own century, and peculiarly interesting today in view of the present partial realization of many of his...
This photograph of the Kentucky Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition shows a very elaborate building with columns, wrap around porch, multiple balconies, metal work and sculpture, topped with the United States flag and other flags....
The opening ceremonies of the 1904 World's Fair at the Plaza of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. A crowd, seated on wide benches, faces two men at a podium at the base of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Monument. The monument bears the words of...
The opening ceremonies of the 1904 World's Fair at the Plaza of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. A crowd stands at the base of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Monument, alongside one of the palaces . Stamped on lower left corner: 4453. Stamped...
The Furnas Family Album (circa 1887 -1910) Collection consists of 327 images, most of which were captured with a 4 x 5 camera. The collection provides a unique, sentimental, and sometimes humorous view into the lives of members and friends of the...
Stone building with pediment, faux columns, and two large bell towers reads "California" above its arched door; it is a replica of the old Franciscan Mission of La Rabida, at Santa Barbara, recreated for the World's Fair in St. Louis,...
Stone bridge across a narrow body of water with a long building with multiple columns to the left and another building with columns in the background. Title: 15012-Palace of Electricity and Lagoon from Lewis and Clark Bridge, Louisiana Purchase...
Smooth, reflective canal (also referred to as the lagoon) and bridge, with Palace of Manufactures, featuring columns, dome, and arches, at left, and other World's Fair structures partially visible. People and carriages traverse the sidewalk and...
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Events; Rites & ceremonies; People; Crowds; Military uniforms
Six men in military uniforms with white gloves and swords stand before a crowd of women (some holding parasols) and a few men at a ceremony opening the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. The man in the center, with the plumed hat and epaulets, is...
Six men in loincloths and two women in robes stand in a row outdoors behind two men in loincloths on the ground, one doing acrobatics, one sitting. There are five huts and a large building in the background. Handwritten on the bottom of the...
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Government officials; Men
Secretary of War William Howard Taft (third from left), President Theodore Roosevelt's representative at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (and his successor as U.S. President, in 1909), exchanges greetings with local dignitaries: Thomas H....
Sculptures of a bull and of children; Grand Canal (lagoon); and Palace of Manufactures at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. People cross the bridge alongside the sculptures. Stamped on lower left corner: 4210. Stamped on lower right corner:...
