1904 World's Fair

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The 1904 World's Fair, officially the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, was a major international exposition showcasing technological innovation, global cultures, and American progress at the turn of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
anniversary 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase ⓘ
area approximately 1,200 acres ⓘ
associatedEvent 1904 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Anthropology Days athletic events ⓘ
city St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
commemorates Louisiana Purchase ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticizedFor racist and colonialist human exhibits ⓘ
reinforcing imperialist ideologies ⓘ
documentedIn contemporary guidebooks and official reports ⓘ
film and early motion pictures ⓘ
endDate 1904-12-01 ⓘ
exhibited Philippine Reservation colonial exhibit ⓘ
anthropological and ethnographic displays ⓘ
followedBy 1905 Liège International ⓘ
heritage influenced urban development of St. Louis ⓘ
historicalPeriod Progressive Era in the United States ⓘ
linked to: Progressive Era
introducedFood popularization of the ice cream cone (often credited) ⓘ
widespread promotion of Dr Pepper ⓘ
widespread promotion of iced tea ⓘ
introducedTechnology early automobiles and motor cars ⓘ
electric lighting displays ⓘ
wireless telegraphy demonstrations ⓘ
legacyBuilding Saint Louis Art Museum ⓘ
World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park ⓘ
location Forest Park, St. Louis ⓘ
linked to: Forest Park

Washington University in St. Louis grounds ⓘ
motto “Universal Exposition” (informal characterization) ⓘ
notableStructure Festival Hall ⓘ
Palace of Agriculture ⓘ
Palace of Electricity ⓘ
Palace of Fine Arts ⓘ
Palace of Transportation ⓘ
Pike amusement district ⓘ
numberOfExhibitors over 60 countries and colonies ⓘ
numberOfVisitors approximately 19.7 million ⓘ
officialName Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
openedBy Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
organizer Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company ⓘ
precededBy 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris ⓘ
presidentOfExpositionCompany David R. Francis ⓘ
recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions (retrospectively) ⓘ
significance major cultural event of early 20th-century America ⓘ
showcased U.S. industrial and scientific achievements ⓘ
startDate 1904-04-30 ⓘ
theme celebration of American progress and expansion ⓘ
display of global cultures ⓘ
technological innovation ⓘ

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Meet Me in St. Louis → settingEvent → 1904 World's Fair ⓘ
Forest Park → hostedEvent → 1904 World’s Fair ⓘ
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
Palace of Education → relatedEvent → World's Fair of 1904 ⓘ
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
Palace of Electricity → associatedWith → 1904 World's Fair ⓘ
Palace of Agriculture → partOf → 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
Palace of Agriculture → existedDuring → 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
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World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park → commemorates → 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis ⓘ
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park → associatedEvent → 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) → associatedEvent → 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
subject linked to: Smith family
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
World’s Fair Pavilion → associatedWith → 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis ⓘ
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Esther Smith → associatedWithEvent → 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair ⓘ
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Six Flags St. Louis → hasSection → 1904 World's Fair ⓘ
Palace of Fine Arts (St. Louis) → partOf → 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
subject linked to: Palace of Fine Arts
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
Palace of Fine Arts (St. Louis) → survivingStructureOf → 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
subject linked to: Palace of Fine Arts
linked to: 1904 World's Fair
Tootie → associatedWithEvent → 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ
linked to: 1904 World's Fair