1904 St. Louis World’s Fair Resources in the St. Louis County Library History & Genealogy Department Print Resources
Barnes, Harper, Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press in association with the Francis Press : [Distributed by Southern Illinois University Press], 2001. Call no. RB F818B
Birk, Dorothy Daniels, The World Came to St. Louis: A Visit to the 1904 World's Fair. St. Louis: Bethany Press, 1990, 1979. Call no. R 977.866 B619W
Benson, Sally, Meet Me in St. Louis. St. Louis, MO: Virginia Publishing Co., 2004. Call no. R 813.52 B474M
Bennitt, Mark, History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. St. Louis: Universal Exp., 1905. R 977.866 B472H [Reference Department]
Buel, James W, Louisiana and the Fair: An Exposition of the World, Its People and Their Achievements. St. Louis: World's Progress Publishing Co., 1904-1906. Call no. R 977.866 B928 (10 Volumes)
Ebert, Carl S., A Story of St. Louis World's Fair 1904 Spoons. [S.l.: Ebert, 1982?] Call no. R 739.23 E16S
Ebert, Carl S. The Fair That Wasn't. [St. Louis, Mo.?: C.S. Ebert, 198-?]. Call no. R977.866 E16F and 977.866 E16F
Finley, Ann, St. Louis 1904 Worlds Fair. St. Louis, MO: Nutwood Pub. Co., 1994. Call no. R 977.866 F513S
Fox, Elana V. Inside the World's Fair of 1904: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Volume One. [Bloomington, Ind.]: 1st Books library, 2003. Call no. R 977.866 F791I
Fox, Elana V. Inside the World's Fair of 1904: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Volume Two. [Bloomington, Ind.]: 1st Books library, 2003. Call no. R 977.866 F791I and Q 977.866 F791I
Fox, Tim, From the Palaces to the Pike: Visions of the 1904 World's Fair. St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Historical Society, 1997. Call no. R 977.866 F794F and 977.866 F794F
Francis, David Rowland, The Universal Exposition of 1904. St. Louis: Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co., 1913. Call no. R 977.866 F818U and 977.866 F818U
Hendershott, Robert L., The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair--The Louisiana Purchase Exposition: Mementos and Memorabilia. Iola, WI: Kurt R. Krueger Pub., 1994.. Call no. R 977.866 H495N
"Indescribably Grand": Diaries and Letters from the 1904 World's Fair. Saint Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1996. Call no. R 977.866 I38 and 977.866 I38
Irwin, Lyndon N., There Will Be a Wreck! An Account of the 1904 World's Fair Missouri Pacific Train Wreck. Bois D'Arc, MO: Lyndon N. Irwin, 2000. Call no. R 977.8455 I72T
Jackson, Robert, Meet Me in St. Louis: A Trip to the 1904 World's Fair. New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Call no. RJ 977.866 Jackson Robert [also available as an electronic resource Call no. EBOOK]
Lemberger, Michael W., 1904 St. Louis World's Fair / [Original Stereoscopic Photographs by T.W. Ingersoll]. Ottumwa, Iowa: PBL Limited, 2009. Call no. R 977.866 L549N and 977.866 L549N
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.), Grandeur of the Universal Exposition at St. Louis: An Official Book of Beautiful Engravings Illustrating the World's Fair of 1904. St. Louis: Official Photographic Co., 1904. Call no. R 977.866 L888G
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.), The Greatest of Expositions Completely Illustrated: Official Publication. St. Louis: Official photographic company, 1904. Call no. R 977.866 L888G
Louisiana Purchase Exposition: The St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society, 1979? Call no. R 977.866 L888 and 977.866 L888
McCully, Emily Arnold, Wonder Horse: [the True Story of the World's Smartest Horse]. New York: Henry Holt, 2010. Call no. JE McCully Emily [General Collection]
Message from the President of the United States: Transmitting a Statement Showing the Receipts and Disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company from Date of Incorporation to September 30, 1903, Together with a Report Submitted by the Exposition Company Showing Progress Made by the Various Departments of the Exposition. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Call no. R 977.866 M583
Minkin, Bertram, Legacies of the St. Louis World's Fair: A Compilation of Articles. [St. Louis, MO: Virginia Pub., Co.,] c1998. Call no. R 977.866 M665L and 977.866 M665L
Porter, Carol S., Meeting Louis at the Fair: The Projects & Photographs of Louis Clemens Spiering, World's Fair Architect. St. Louis, Mo.: Virginia Publishing, 2004. Call no. R 977.866 P844M
Rademacher, Diane, Still Shining: Discovering Lost Treasures from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. St. Louis, MO: Virginia Pub., 2003. R 607.34 R127S an 607.34 R127S
Rivas, Mim Eichler., Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World. New York: William Morrow, 2005. Call no. R 179.3 R618B
Saint Louis (Mo.). Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, A Fair to Remember, 1904-79: April 28- December 1, 1979, Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World's Fair). [St. Louis, Mo.: Dept. of Parks, 1979] Call no. R 977.866 S145F
Saint Louis (Mo.). Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904, Beauties and Wonders of the World's Greatest Exposition, St. Louis 1904. Michigan: Grand Rapids Herald, 1904. Call no. R 977.866 S145B
Schwartz, Richard I., Bands at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904: Information, Photographs, and Database. [Colonial Heights, Va.?]: Richard I. Schwartz and Iris J. Schwartz, 2003. Call no. R 977.866 S399B
Schwartz, Richard I., Supplement to Bands at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904: Information, Photographs, and Database. [Colonial Heights, Va.?]: Richard I. Schwartz and Iris J. Schwartz, 2005. Call no R 977.866 S399S
Sonderman, Joe, St. Louis: The 1904 World's Fair. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub., 2008. Call no. R 977.866 S698S
Stevens, Walter B., The Forest City: Comprising the Official Photographic Views of the Universal Exposition Held in Saint Louis, 1904; Commemorating the Acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. St. Louis: N.D. Thompson, 1904. Call no. R 977.866 S846F
Sonderman, Joe, St. Louis World's Fair 365: Intriguing Facts from 1904, the Year of the St. Louis World's Fair. St. Louis, Mo.: Stellar Press, 2004. Call no. R 977.866 S698S and 977.866 S698S
Stevens, Walter B., The World's Fair: Comprising the Official Photographic Views of the Universal Exposition Held in Saint Louis, 1904. Saint Louis: N. D. Thompson Publishing Co., 1903. Call no. R 977.866 S846W and 977.866 S846W
Universal Exposition, St. Louis: Opens April 30, 1904, Closes December 1, 1904. [S.l.: s.n., 1904?]. Call no. R 977.866 U58
Vaccaro, Pamela, Beyond the Ice Cream Cone: The Whole Scoop on Food at the 1904 World's Fair. St. Louis: Enid Press, 2004. Call no. R 607.34 V114B and 607.34 V114B
Walker, John Brisben, The World's Fair. New York: Cosmopolitan Pub. Co., 1904. Call no. R 977.866 W181W
Wandell, Harry Brazee., The Story of a Great City in a Nutshell: 500 Facts About St. Louis. Nutshell 1903. Call no. R 977.866 W245S
Whitfield, John H., Desperate Gunfight in World's Fair St. Louis: A Tragedy on Pine Street. Prattville, AL: John H. Whitfield, 2004. Call no. R 977.866 W595D
Witherspoon, Margaret Johanson, Remembering the St. Louis World's Fair. St. Louis: Comfort Printing Co., 2004, 1973. Call no. R 977.866 W824R
Local History File
Local History File, Drawer 4 Folder #660 Ferris Wheel
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “The Mystery of the Big Wheel.” 28 Nov 1965.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Wheel of Fortune.” 3 May 199p pE4.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Boys of 1904 Doubt Ferris Wheel Axel Is Buried in Park.” 26 Jan 1943.
“Magnetic Device May Be Used to Hunt 70-Ton Ferris Wheel Axle.” [no citation on article]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, ‘Ferris Wheel Axle Hunt Tied Up By Lack of Laborers.” 29 Jan 1943
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “World’s Fair Farris Wheel Axle Sought for Scrap in Forest Park.” 24 Jan 1943
Local History File, Drawer 4, Folder #661 World’s Fair folder 1 of 2
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Marines saved battleship bell from fire. 18 Nov 2012 pB3
West County Journal, “Rhode Island Pavilion rebuilt in West County. 31 Mar 2004
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Nearly 15,000 workers transformed Forest Park into the Ivory City.” 25 Apr 2004 pWF6
“Ground Plan, St Louis World’s Fair 1904” [source not identified]
Beautiful Jim Key, www.beautifuljimkey.com/heroes.htm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch-Old Newsboys Edition, “Meet me in St. Louis – At the Hot Dog Stand.” 15 Nov 1990
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Humans were on display in the name of science.” 25 Apr 2004
Carondelet News, “The Wonders of the World at St. Louis.” 18 Jun 1904 p4
West County News (?), “St. Louisans got their First Exposure to photos at the Fair.” 19 Apr 1989 p9
St. Louis Post-Disptach, “Spend a day at the World’s Fair.” 25 Apr 2004 pWF8
“The Ice Cream Cone” [source not identified]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Exposition was a fairly safe place.” 25 Apr 2004 p WF 11
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “St. Louisans treasure connections to 1904.” 25 Apr 2004 pWF14
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “1904 World’s Fair” 3 Jan 1999 pA7
“Mass Motor Tour in 1904 to St. louis World’s Fair” [source not identified]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Magazine, The 1904 World’s Fair.” 16 Jun 1996
Local History File, Drawer 4, Folder #662 World’s Fair Folder 2 of 2
Ozarks Mountaineer, “Train Ride to Tragedy: The 1904 world’s Fair Train Wreck” October/November 2002 pp49-50
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Auspicious Opening of the World’s Fair.” 30 Apr 1904 p1
Carondelet News, “Building Air Chip for World’s Fair.” 21 May 1904 p1
Carondelet News (?), “Pike Parade at the Fair” 4 Jun 1904
“When You Go to the World’s Fair” 22 Apr 1904 [source not identified]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Visitors spend days seeing it all.” 25 Apr 2004 p WF7
“Women get Bigger role in planning and exhibits.” [source not identified]
“Marathon set the pace for St. Louis Olympics.” [source not identified]
West End World, “Mystery Solved” [Farris Wheel] 23 Mar -5 Apr 2011
Carondelet News, “St. Louis Unveils Statue.” 13 Oct 1906 p
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “World’s Fair of 1904” 25 Mar 1979
St. Louis Globe-Democrat. “1904…When the World Met at the Fair.” 22 Apr 1979 Sunday Magazine
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (?), “World’s Fair marked debut of a new St. Louis”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Reporter Recalls World’s Fair, ‘Gleaming White City by Day’” 16 Feb 1964 p6X
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