History of The Louisiana Purchase Exposition CD-ROM This site offers a complete history of the 1904 Fair as it was described in the 1905 book. Fascinating stuff!
This site is a fantastic resource for those interested in World's
Fair history, architecture and memorabilia. It contains an extensive,
well organized set of links covering the last 150 years of international
expositions, as well as what's coming in the future. If you would
like to discuss your interests in World's Fairs, join their
Yahoo
discussion list.
In these pages are an overview of the 1904
St. Louis World's Fair, buildings, facts, and trivia. There's
several pages about the Pike and its attractions, myths and legends,
memorabilia, current and vintage World's Fair books,
links to other websites, and several calendars about events at "The
Greatest of Expositions".
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The Official Guide to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition -- This was the only "Official Guide" to the exposition. It is an original 1904 book of 200 pages which has been digitized. It contains an accurate and thorough survey of the World's Fairgrounds with detailed descriptions. |
This is the homepage for an organization of 1904 Fair enthusiasts
exclusively. If you find the Fair as fascinating as these people,
you should definitely contact them for more information.
Scenes from the 1904 World's Fair "The Greatest of Expositions Completely Illustrated" Stop by Kathryn C. Kuenzel's site to see her wonderful collection of lithographs, detailed information and extensive list of world's fair links.
Lee Gaskins has created a wonderful new website - Meet Me in St.
Louis: The
1904 World's Fair Web Site. It currently has over 155
pages of quality information about the 1904 Fair, but I imagine
there are more to come.
Beyond
The Ice Cream Cone Visit this site to get "The Whole Scoop
on Food at the 1904 World's Fair."
Meet Me at the Fair This is another very informative and well put together site about the 1904 Fair created by Bill Gamber and Ken Withers. It includes several stereo views of the Fair, which are enhanced with those 3-D red/blue glasses.
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Explore a map of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis The Missouri History Museum produced this overlay map in 1996 to show the locations of attractions at the World's Fair as they would appear today in and near Forest Park. |
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The St. Louis Public Library has lots of good information about the 1904 Fair, including several books not available through Amazon. |
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In celebration of the centennial of the 1904 World's Fair, the Missouri Historical Society presents a museum exhibit that embodies the sights, sounds and splendor of the Fair. Far more than a nostalgic journey, the exhibit is an exploration of the aspirations and visions of the future held by the men, women and children of 1904. |