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1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis World's Fair
The remarkable advance in electrical engineering and the new discoveries in the sciences during the last ten years made the exhibition in the Palace…
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis World's Fair
When the lights were turned on the effect was enchanting, as thousands testified who broke forth in monosyllables of ecstasy, when they first beheld…
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis World's Fair
The Government of the United States has generously participated in all the important expositions in the country, and its building at the Louisiana…
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis World's Fair
This view of the majestic Festival Hall, the richest architectural jewel of the Exposition, was taken from the slope east of the building, near the…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Hunting--Maine
Here we have a fine specimen of a moose shot in Aroostook County, Maine around Thanksgiving time.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Quarries and quarrying
This picture shows a a granite quarry just outside of the city of Concord, New Hampshire.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
White Mountains (N.H. and Me.)
The White Mountains cover an area of about thirteen hundred miles. They belong to the Appalachian system.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Codfish fisheries
In this picture we see a splendid "catch" which has just been landed at Cape Ann and is being cleaned.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
West Point (N.Y.)
On the banks of the Hudson, about fifty miles from New York City, is situated the United States military academy of West Point. West Point is in one…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Watkins Glen (N.Y.)
Schuyler County, New York, in the northern part, abounds in picturesque lakes, glens, ravines, and mineral springs, among the most noted of which are…