Monday, March 9, 2009

1904 World's Fair

http://exhibits.slpl.lib.mo.us/lpe/data/LPE240024302.asp?thread=240029406

East India's Teakwood and Tea:
-east india pavilion included reproduction of the temple/tomb of Itmad-ul-Dowlah at Agra India
-65 artists worked 2 years creating this production
-was made of teakwood
-stoof 35 feet high and 20 feet across
-after viewing artifact viewers would drink cups of fragrant tea served by attendents dressed in native Indian clothes

Asia on the Pike:
-Mysterious Asia attraction offered ceremonies for only 15 cents
-facade of the Taj Mahal was the focal point for Mysterious Asia
-attraction included street scenes with bazaars from India, Ceylon(Sri Lanka), and other Asian countries
-rugs, silk, and jewerly made at booths of bazaar were purchased
-acrobats performed on the streets, sometimes building human pyramids

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