Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "St. Louis World's Fair" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904 World’s Fair, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the “Pike”
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1899 and 1905.
To find articles relating to specific events related to the Fair include additional terms in search. Ex. When searching for articles about the opening of the Fair, including opening or opening day in search terms.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"National Comission Goes Over Fair Site"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), June 27, 1901, Image 1, col. 4-6.
"President McKinley Issues World's Fair Proclamation"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), August 22, 1901, Image 1, col. 5-7.
"Postponed at St. Louis"
The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, MN), January 17, 1902, Image 1, col. 4.
"Louisiana Purchase Exposition Not to Be Thrown Open to World Until 1904"
The Evening Times (Washington, DC), January 17, 1902, Image 1, col. 3-5.
"Gorgeous Military Pagent"
The Guthrie Daily Leader (Guthrie, OK), April 30, 1903, Image 1, col. 1-3.
"Fair Buildings Dedicated"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), May 1, 1903, Image 1, col. 3-4.
"Louisiana Purchase Exposition is Dedicated with Odd Blending of Pomp and Democracy"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), May 1, 1903, Image 1, col. 2-6.
"The Fair Opening"
The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), April 30, 1904, Image 1, col. 1-5.
"Checkered Opening of the World's Fair at St. Louis"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), April 30, 1904, Image 1, col. 5-7.
"World's Fair Formally Opened"
Bisbee Daily Review (Bisbee, AZ), May 1, 1904, Image 1, col. 3.
"Some Remarkable Facts about St. Louis World's Fair"
Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, TX), July 30, 1904, Supplement, Image 5, col. 1-2.
"Greatest Fair in World's History is Now But a Name"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), December 2, 1904, Image 1, col. 5-6.
"Great Fair Now But a Memory"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), December 2, 1904, Image 1, col. 1.
"Fair Has Passed into History"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), December 2, 1904, Last Edition, Image 1, col. 1.

St. Louis World's Fair: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America