New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904

New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904
Report of the New York State Commission

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New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 by DeLancey M. Ellis

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New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904
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oints of interest and enabled visitors to get about the grounds with speed and comfort.

To convert this great tract of land into a beautiful park with well-kept roadways embellished with velvety lawns and magnificent flower beds, would seem to be a task greater than man could perform within the short space of time available for the completion of the Exposition. That it was done, and well done, is a matter of history.

PROCESSES AS WELL AS PRODUCTS

It was early determined that the great Fair should be one of processes, as well as of products; wherever possible there should be life and motion; that the exhibits should answer the question, "How is it done?" as well as "What is it?" The result was that the Exposition became a constantly changing scene of moving objects and an educational force many times greater than any of its predecessors. The student of Mechanics, Electricity, Pedagogy, the Applied Arts, and other kindred subjects could obtain here within a limited area valuable data, which otherwise

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