Uses first-person accounts from Missourians who went to the Fair in 1904, interviews with historians, archival motion pictures, and photographs to situate the St. Louis Fair in the social, political, and cultural context of American society in 1904. Covers American civilization at the turn of the century; the representation of history; authenticity; modernity; dress and body language; oral history and childhood memories; world fairs as experiences; and receiving information through visual symbols, words, and exhibits.
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Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
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Studios
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Title
A World on Display: The St. Louis World's Fair of 1904
Released
Feb 10, 1994
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
53m
Status
Released
Studios
New Deal Films, Missouri Humanities Council
