1898 The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition: Model at Durham Museum

 As I noted in a different b log, most of the world's fair from 1898 is gone except for a small portion that was made into a park.  Durham Museum has a model of the exposition.  A large lagoon was created with surrounding buildings.  The construction was not meant to be permanent and was removed after the exposition.

A model replica under glass

This replica is of larger size and you can walk through the arch.

1898 Trans Mississippi and International Exposition, Omaha Nebraska

.;?". )>n0nM The story of the 1899 Trans Mississippi and International Exposition held in Omaha at Kountze Park.  

Apparently Buffalo Bill's Wild West show performed twice in Omaha.  First in 1883.  Then as part of the Exposition in 1898.  So many people want to attend that they had to find a larger venue. 

Built with temporary buildings and a large four block lagoon the area of the world's fair covered 112 square blocks.  It included peace exhibit after the Spanish American War, Native American encampment with dances and song and displays of new technology including x-ray.  The area was used again the next year for the Great American Exposition which high lights the U.S. acquiring the Philippines as a territory.

The Grand Court was only two blacks wide centered on the current location of Kountze Park.  It included a 2000 meter lagoon.  It ran east to west.  The Kountze family donated much of the land with the stipulation that part of the land be used for a park.

Grand Court was seven buildings surrounding a lagoon.

St Louis World's Fair

The St. Louis World's Fair was also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.  It was originally scheduled for the centennial 1903, but was moved back a year to allow more countries and states to participate.  43 of the 45 states at the time participated.  As did many territories, including new territories as a result of the Spanish American war such as the Philippines and Guam.  62 foreign nations participated.  The fair had almost 20 million visitors.
The original land used for the fair is now part of Washington University and Forest Park.  This was the biggest fair up to that time, with 1500 buildings, 1200 acres and 45 miles of roads and trails.  They said you couldn't see it all in a week.
Noted exhibits included Geronimo, ragtime music and Scot Joplin, Helen Keller, 24, lectured, John Phillip Sousa and his band played.  T.S. Elliot also visited.  Many foods were popularized including the waffle cone, peanut butter, iced tea, cotton candy, and even to an extent hot dogs and hamburgers were popularized.
The 1904 Summer Olympic Games were held as part of the fair and went on for a drawn out period.  However they were overshadowed by the fair.  Source Wikipedia
The fair is the backdrop to the 1944 movie, "Meet me in St. Louis."
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The stamps show Robert Livingston, French negotiator, Thomas Jefferson U.S. President who ordered the Lewis and Clark expedition, James Monroe U.S. negotiator, William McKinley proponent of the exposition, and a map of the Louisiana Purchase.  They were issued April 30, 1904.