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Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Buildings, Reproductions, Cards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Buildings, Stereographs, Albumen prints, Photographs

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Buildings, Reproductions, Cards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Buildings, Reproductions, Cards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

David Coleman

This picture of Memorial Hall is printed on a scarf. Scarves and ribbons were common souvenirs at the early world's fairs. Many visitors, especially those from a different region or country would purchase and wear them to show that they had traveled to the exposition, much like the T-shirt industry today.

Exposition Universelle de 1867 à Paris

Plans

Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France)

Maps, Maps, Pamphlets

Exposition universelle et internationale (1910 : Brussels, Belgium)

Buildings, Postcards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Advertisements, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Badges, Ephemera

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

Landscape, Stereographs, Photographs

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Music, Trade cards, Ephemera

Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)

Buildings, Albumen prints, Photograph Albums

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Reproductions, Cards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Trade cards, Ephemera

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Art, Trade cards, Ephemera

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

Buildings, Photomechanical prints, Prints

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

Christopher Jinks

In 1906, San Francisco was rocked by a devastating earthquake. The city was essentially leveled. Amazingly, only nine years later the same San Francisco played host to one of the most successful and impressive World's Fairs to date. Not only had the city recovered from the disaster, but it had also been improved upon. The Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 put the revitalized city on display.

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

Buildings, Stereographs, Photographs

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

David Coleman

In 1901 Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) designed the elaborate hall pictured above for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in Saint Louis in 1904. This short-lived structure deserves attention, as it was a main focus of the fair and an important benchmark in its designer's career.

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Buildings, Reproductions, Cards, Ephemera

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

Maps, Maps, Pamphlets

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

Buildings, Postcards, Ephemera

Exhibition of Art and Art-Industry (1853 : Dublin, Ireland)

Buildings, Lithographs, Prints

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

Buildings, Periodical illustrations, Illustrations