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The song “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” arrived in 1904, the same year that the World’s Fair opened in that city. The fair sprawled over 1,270 acres, and 63 countries showed their stuff, as did many manufacturers. One of those was the American Radiator Company, and they did something very special. The fair opened on April 30 that year and lasted only seven months. During that time, 19,694,855 people visited. Many of them spent time in the Palace of Manufactures Building and ogled the . . .

The song “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” arrived in 1904, the same year that the World’s Fair opened in that city.

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1904 World's Fair Society and Appreciation Group, Pretty high steel construction work for 1904..

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Festival Hall, The central building at the 1904 World's Fair. - NYPL Digital Collections

1904: Down The Pike At The World's Fair - Lafayette Square Archives

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Throwback Thursday: 1904 World's Fair

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X-rays, 'fax machines' and ice cream cones debut at 1904 World's Fair - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis

1904 World's Fair Society and Appreciation Group, Pretty high steel construction work for 1904..

St. Louis: The 1904 World's Fair: Sonderman, Joe, Truax, Mike: 9780738561479: Books

1904 World's Fair - St. Louis

X-rays, 'fax machines' and ice cream cones debut at 1904 World's Fair - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis