Title

Palace of Horticulture, World's Fair, St Louis, Missouri, USA, 1904. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Palace of Horticulture, World's Fair, St Louis, Missouri, USA, 1904. Vintage postcard showing a view of the Palace of Horticulture and surrounding grounds. Held in St Louis' Forest Park, the 1904 World's Fair, more properly known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held to commemorate the centenary of the purchase by the United States from France of the territory of Louisiana. The purchase doubled the size of the territory of the United States.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Date

2009

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Reference

HRM19D83_239

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,0Mb (3,3Mb) / 16,2in x 9,6in / 4857 x 2879 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature exterior park building buildings architecture garden flower flowers plant flag flags country color colour commemoration location century banner Missouri st louis open space concept outside exhibition standard United States of America United States centennial 1900s 20th century Forest Park American America USA centenary TGN World's Fair postcard Curt Teich Postcard Archives Unknown Louisiana Purchase Exposition Palace of Horticulture postcard