STL History Live | Peering Inside the 1904 World’s Fair

STL History Live brings you fascinating stories about St. Louis. These programs include a 20- to 30-minute presentation followed by a brief Q&A. This event originally premiered on April 27, 2021. EVENT DESCRIPTION Join Karl Kindt III as he takes you on a virtual tour of the 1904 World’s Fair and highlights some of the more than 400 digitized, glass-plate negatives in the Missouri Historical Society Collections. These images will take you inside the Fair with the photographers who captured the grand display. You will get a look at some of the Fair’s most memorable elements—including its food, music, and “talking” horse—as well as some of its contemporary criticisms.