Object Details
Description
Souvenir plate commemorating the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. Inscribed "Historic Souvenir of the Louisiana Purchase 1803 Vivee La Republique 1903 Saint Louis 1904;" the central design shows Uncle Sam presenting a money bag to the French "Miss Liberte".
In 1904 a World’s Fair was held in St. Louis, Missouri to commemorate the 100th anniversary of “The Louisiana Purchase,” a land deal with the French that greatly expanded the boundaries of the United States. Between April and December, over 19.5 million visitors attended the Fair, hosted on a 1,270-acre site constructed at the city’s Forest Park and the Washington University campus. While the Exposition presented advances in technology and the arts and sciences, it is remembered today for its racist and dehumanizing displays of living foreign peoples. The Exposition also served as the site of the 1904 Olympic Games, the first ever held in the United States.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
Date made
1904
associated dates
1904 04 30 / 1904 04 30, 1904 12 01 / 1904 12 01
ID Number
1989.0438.0987
catalog number
1989.0438.0987
accession number
1989.0438
catalog number
1904C08
Object Name
Plate
Other Terms
Plate; Commemorative
Physical Description
ceramic (overall material)
white (overall color)
brown (overall color)
red (overall color)
blue (overall color)
gold (overall color)
Measurements
average spatial: 1 1/8 in x 8 1/2 in; 2.8575 cm x 21.59 cm
place made
United States: Missouri, St. Louis
Associated Place
France
United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Expositions and Fairs
Uncle Sam
related event
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1066264