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Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)

Buildings, Photomechanical prints, Prints

Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)

Buildings, Postcards, Souvenirs, Ephemera

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

Arts, Stereographs, Photographs

Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)

Buildings, Photomechanical prints, Prints

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Buildings, Stereographs, Photographs

Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)

Ricardo Gonzalez

In the annals of World's Fairs, the 1901 Buffalo fair is listed, as a matter of record. However, it is one of the lesser-remembered fairs. This is not due to a lack of planning or physical appeal, but rather to the fact that on September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot and killed at the Temple of Music. This was the kind of event that is so infamous and carries such bad press that it condemns everything it touches, from the setting, the surrounding events, and the people involved, to the same black blanket of notoriety. Due to the President's assassination, the popularity of the Fair spiraled downward. Despite the deploring of the Fair, however, it was home to some remarkable buildings.

Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)

Buildings, Lithographs, Pamphlets

Exposition universelle et internationale (1910 : Brussels, Belgium)

Buildings, Postcards, Ephemera

Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)

Buildings, Postcards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Trade cards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Trade cards, Ephemera

Franco-British Exhibition (1908 : London, England)

Buildings, Postcards, Ephemera

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

Buildings, Postcards, Ephemera

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Anna Burrows

The Columbian Exposition was notable for its impressive architecture and large international attendance. Of particular importance was the Women's Pavilion. The first of its kind to have been designed by a female architect, it revealed much about the social plight of women at that time, and the need for further progress in the movement for equal rights. While its existence did not trigger significant changes for the Women's Movement, this pavilion was certainly a promising first step that would set a precedent for women's involvement in later years.

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Buildings, Advertising cards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Buildings, Reproductions, Cards, Ephemera

Glasgow International Exhibition (1901)

Art, Advertisements, Leaflets, Pamphlets

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Trade cards, Ephemera

New York World's Fair (1939-1940)

Periodical Illustrations, Buildings, Pamphlets

New York World's Fair (1939-1940)

James Yu

As the 1939 New York World's Fair was divided into many different thematic zones, its planners wanted a central symbol for this event. The original idea was to have a theme center, with twin 250 feet towers and a semicircular hall to display dioramas. Wallace K. Harrison, a prominent New York architect of the Harrison Fouilhoux firm, was selected to design the theme center in November 1936. Harrison wanted a design that would represent a new architecture concept. In his own words, "we found ourselves constantly referring to the domes and campaniles of Venice, perhaps because the flat country and water of the Fair grounds are very like that of the site of Venice and in addition the sky color of New York is practically the same." (Newhouse,82) The idea of a large dome was a starting point for all further designs, and many different ideas were ini...

New York World's Fair (1939-1940)

Buildings, Periodical Illustrations, Pamphlets

Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)

Maps, Plans, Pamphlets

Vienna International Exhibition (1873)

Ly Y. Bui

This plan of the Vienna fair of 1873 forms one plate of a pamphlet entitled "Weltausstellung 1873 Wien" which measures about eight by ten inches, and was probably sold at the fair as a souvenir and guide.

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

Buildings, Stereographs, Photographs

Exposition internationale (1937 : Paris, France)

Buildings, Periodical Illustrations, Pamphlets