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The 1904 World's Fair: Looking Back at Looking Forward view detail comment email this

In 1904, St. Louis, Missouri, marked the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase with a world's fair. The city also hosted the 1904 Olympics. The site commemorates these events with an illustrated overview of the fair, images of artifacts, and a "virtual fair," which includes a fairground map and photographs of the structures and exhibitions. From the Missouri Historical Society.
http://www.mohistory.org/Fair/WF/HTML/index_flash.html
Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, United States History

Last updated Jun 30, 2009


Kansas City Public Library: Local History view detail comment email this

Collections of thousands of photographs, brief biographies of notable people, postcards, interactive maps, profiles of buildings and architecture, and more. From the Kansas City (Missouri) Public Library.
http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory
Topics: Maps, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps

Last updated Jul 8, 2009


The Official Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Web Site view detail comment email this

Official site of singing and film stars Roy Rogers ("King of the Cowboys") and Dale Evans ("Queen of the West"). Includes a "Pre-Visit Packet" for teachers to use when taking students to the The Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum, a photo gallery, a message board for fans, and more.
http://www.royrogers.com/
Topics: Communities & Groups, Film, Movies, & Video, Museums by Place: United States, Musicians, Notable People, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States

Last updated Feb 21, 2009


Photo Essays at the Missouri Botanical Garden view detail comment email this

Over a dozen photo essays of botanical field trips to various places around the world: the Cordillera de Cóndor region of the Andes mountains; the Venezuelan Guayana; Gabon; Madidi National Park, Bolivia; Yunnan, China; and the Republic of Georgia. Other essays focus on dry tropical habitats regions and passionflowers or passionfruit (the species Passifloraceae). Several include plant checklists. Searchable.
http://www.mobot.org/mobot/photoessays/
Topics: Biology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Plants, Science

Last updated May 10, 2005




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