Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0237
- Dates:
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1909
- Languages:
-
- Physical Description:
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0.56 Cubic feet
(1 flatbox)
- Repository:
-
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings and gives a complete account of the many contests of the Centennial Exhibition held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1909. The following three St. Louis newspapers are represented: St. Louis Daily Globe Democrat, St. Louis Post Dispatch, and the St. Louis Star. The newspapers also includes much historical information on the city of St. Louis, as well as focusing attention on the participation by Glenn Curtiss in the Centennial Week Air Meet, and the arctic explorer, Dr. Frederick Cook. The clippings include many cartoons.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
In July of 1809, the city of St. Louis, Missouri, was incorporated. The 100th anniversary of the event was celebrated from October 3 - 9, and was called Centennial Week. The officials planned a number of different activities, including parades, banquets, balls, concerts, receptions, naval demonstrations, and aerial act ivies. The aerial activities included balloon races, dirigible maneuvers and sustained airplane flights.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No donor information, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0237, NASM
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