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	\| location = [[Forest Park]], Missouri		\| location = [[Forest Park]], Missouri
	\| president = David Rowland Francis		\| president = David Rowland Francis
	\| dates = [[1904-04-30\|April 30th]] - December 1st, 1904 (215 days)		\| dates = [[1904-04-30\|April 30th]] - [[1904-12-01\|December 1st]], 1904 (215 days)
	\| hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM		\| hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
	\| area = 1,272 acres		\| area = 1,272 acres

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	\| location = [[Forest Park]], Missouri		\| location = [[Forest Park]], Missouri
	\| president = David Rowland Francis		\| president = David Rowland Francis
	\| dates = [[1904-04-30 April 30th]] - December 1st, 1904 (215 days)		\| dates = [[1904-04-30\|April 30th]] - December 1st, 1904 (215 days)
	\| hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM		\| hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
	\| area = 1,272 acres		\| area = 1,272 acres

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	\| location = [[Forest Park]], Missouri		\| location = [[Forest Park]], Missouri
	\| president = David Rowland Francis		\| president = David Rowland Francis
	\| dates = April 30th - December 1st, 1904 (215 days)		\| dates = [[1904-04-30 April 30th]] - December 1st, 1904 (215 days)
	\| hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM		\| hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
	\| area = 1,272 acres		\| area = 1,272 acres

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	==At the Fair==		==At the Fair==
	*[[States at The Fair]]		*[[States at The Fair]]
			*[[Countries at the Fair]]
	*[[Sculpture at the Fair]]		*[[Sculpture at the Fair]]
	*[[Racism at the Fair]]		*[[Racism at the Fair]]

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	\| name = 1904 World's Fair		\| name = 1904 World's Fair
	\| image = Main Pic.jpg		\| image = Main Pic.jpg
	\| image_size = ~~300px~~		\| image_size = 400px
	\| caption = Painting of the Main Picture		\| caption = Painting of the Main Picture
	\| officialname = Louisiana Purchase Exposition		\| officialname = Louisiana Purchase Exposition

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	After the construction was finished, there was over 1,500 buildings on the fairgrounds, connected by some 75 miles of roads and walkways. It was said to be impossible to give even a hurried glance at the entire Fair in less than a week. The Palace of Agriculture alone covered some 20 acres.		After the construction was finished, there was over 1,500 buildings on the fairgrounds, connected by some 75 miles of roads and walkways. It was said to be impossible to give even a hurried glance at the entire Fair in less than a week. The Palace of Agriculture alone covered some 20 acres.

			==At the Fair==
			*[[States at The Fair]]
			*[[Sculpture at the Fair]]
			*[[Racism at the Fair]]
			*[[Music at the Fair]]
			*[[Food at the Fair]]
			*[[Food Inventions at the Fair]]
			*[[Souvenirs at the Fair]]
			*[[Death at the Fair]]
			*[[Water at the Fair]]
			*[[Transportation\|Transportation at the Fair]]

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Created page with "{{Infobox fair | name = 1904 World's Fair | image = Main Pic.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = Painting of the Main Picture | officialname = Louisiana Purchase Exposition | theme = 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Louisiana Purchase | location = Forest Park, Missouri | president = David Rowland Francis | dates = April 30th - December 1st, 1904 (215 days) | hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM | area = 1,272 acres | s..."

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{{Infobox fair
| name = 1904 World's Fair
| image = Main Pic.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Painting of the Main Picture
| officialname = Louisiana Purchase Exposition
| theme = 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Louisiana Purchase
| location = [[Forest Park]], Missouri
| president = David Rowland Francis
| dates = April 30th - December 1st, 1904 (215 days)
| hours = 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
| area = 1,272 acres
| size = 9,500' x 6,000' wide (roughly 2 square miles)
| cost = $50,000,000 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|50,000,000|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}})
| dailyadmin = 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children
| totaladmin = 19,694,855
| avgadmin = 85,197
| openadmin = 187,793, 178,423 paid
| month admin = September (3,651,873)
| dayssee = 17-18
| numbuild = 1,576
| totalmiles = 75 miles
| icepro = 300 tons of ice per day
| fairsec = [[Jefferson Guard]]
| landarch = George E Kessler
| landcost = $1,679,000 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|1,679,000|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}})
}}

Informally known as The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was arguably the grandest World's Fair ever, hosted by the fourth largest city in the United States St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. [[Construction]] began in 1902, with an original target opening in 1903, but was ultimately delayed until 1904.

Opened on April 30, 1904, The Fair, celebrated the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase which more than doubled the size of the United States.

An army of over 10,000 laborers, head by designer George Kessler transformed the Fair's 1,272-acre site, which was located at the present-day western edge of [[Forest Park]] and the city of St. Louis as well as the campus of Washington University. It was the largest and most beautiful of the Victorian-era World's Fairs. Ex-mayor of St. Louis, David Rowland Francis, was the main driving force behind securing the Fair's financing, supervising its building, and the gathering of the Exposition's exhibits. He also served as the Exposition's president.

After the construction was finished, there was over 1,500 buildings on the fairgrounds, connected by some 75 miles of roads and walkways. It was said to be impossible to give even a hurried glance at the entire Fair in less than a week. The Palace of Agriculture alone covered some 20 acres.