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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Recollections of the fair |
| Author | Hyde, Sam P. |
| Date | 1909 |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Description | A 68-page disbound album filled with handwritten narrative and impressions, ink drawings, and photographs of the 1904 World's Fair. Subjects covered include statues, the rattan wheel chair, the Igorrotes, the Ferris wheel (including a picture taken while on the ride), artillery pieces, the pavilions of Japan and Austria, and the Washington State building. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Fair | 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis |
| Keywords | personal account, entertainment, parade, military, Native Americans, electricity, photography, public holiday, state pavilions, award, animals, pricing, national pavilions, lighting |
| Countries | United States; Japan; Austria |
| Places | St. Louis |
| Attractions | Grand Basin; Ferris Wheel; Igorrote Village; Festival Hall; The Pike; Hereafter; Creation; Tyrolean Alps |
| Archive | Missouri Historical Society |
| Copyright | Missouri Historical Society |