An external view of the Transept Crystal Palace from the Prince of Wales Gate vantage point. Vincent Brooks of Day and Sons Publishers completed this colored lithograph in 1851. In the front of the palace a crowd of fair attendees can be seen, including a man selling pies and sailors on shore leave.
Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum |
An internal view of the Transept Crystal Palace showing the famous Osler Crystal Fountain. John Absolon of Llyod Brothers & Company completed this color lithograph in 1851. Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum |
At the 1904 Saint Louis Fair, called the “Louisiana Purchase Exposition” a group of Sinhalese dancers posed with elephants. This area of the fair was known as the “Mysterious Asia concession.”
Courtesy of St. Louis Public Library Digital Collections
Courtesy of St. Louis Public Library Digital Collections
"Court of the States" from the 1939-40 World's Fair "World of Tomorrow".
From the archives of the Old Barracks Association |
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