Whiting, Richard Ross

Louisiana Monument, most notable memorial of the World's Fair commemorating the purchase of Louisiana Territory from France by U. S. in 1803

A magic region radiating from Festival Hall, World's Fair, St. Louis, dotted with the most magnificent assemblage of memorials the world has ever seen

A beautiful view from the German Building, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo., 1904

Overlooking Grand Basin from Festival Hall, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.

Festival Hall and cascades, a stanza in the sublime poem of architecture at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., 1904

Festival Hall, set as a diamond amid the glories of the World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.

A view from the steps leading up to Festival Hall, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.

A section of the World's Fair grounds as seen from the ferris wheel, St. Louis, Mo. 1904

Looking down through the ferris wheel at the World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo., 1904

Palace of Education as seen from Festival Hall, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo., 1904

Bird's-eye view from De Forest Wireless Telegraphy Tower, 300 feet high, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.

One of the large fountains at top of cascades, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo., 1904

Millions paused to listen to the "Laughing Waters" of the World's Fair as they poured into the Grand Basin, St. Louis, Mo., 1904

South half of Louisiana Purchase Exposition grounds from Administration Building, St. Louis, Mo., 1904.

A fairyland that sprung up at the touch of the golden wands of many nations, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.