Official catalogue of exhibitors. Universal exposition. St. Louis, U.S.A. 1904. - Division of exhibits. Department A. Education (to H. Agriculture; J. Horticulture to P. Physical Culture; R. (14751406872)

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Title: Official catalogue of exhibitors. Universal exposition. St. Louis, U.S.A. 1904. : Division of exhibits. Department A. Education (to H. Agriculture; J. Horticulture to P. Physical Culture; R. Livestock.)
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
Subjects: Education Art Industrialists Machinery Electric industries Transportation Agricultural exhibitions Horticultural exhibitions Forests and forestry Mineral industries Game and game-birds Fishes Anthropology Economics Physical education and training Livestock exhibitions Photography
Publisher: St. Louis : For the Committee on press and publicity by the official catalogue company inc.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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. It constitutes a compact, classified, indexed compendium, available forready reference, of the achievements and ideas of society, in all phases of itsactivities, extending to the most material as well as to the most refined. The Catalogue of such a Universal Exposition is, therefore, perhaps themost comprehensive and representative contemporary record of the progress andcondition of the human race that may be devised. It is a succinct and authenticrecord of the Exhibits of the Exposition, which are the evidences of the capac-ity and performance in all lines, intellectual, social and industrial, of all thepeoples of the world. The value of such a document, and its significance so-cially and commercially, are incalculable. It is an epitome of the capacity andpromise of mankind; while being at the same time a roll of honor—a certifiedregister of those individuals and institutions which are taking active part inthe life of the world to-day. Frederick J. V. Skiff, Director of Exhibits.
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INTRODUCTION. INTRODUCTION. Installation of Exhibits in the Palace of Agriculture. By Frederic W. Taylor, Chief of Department. The Palace of Agriculture presents a systematic arrangement of exhibitspertaining to Agriculture as set forth in the groups and classes enumerated inthe otlicial classification, beginning with farm implements and agricultural imple-*ments and farm machinery, and approximately one-fourth of the area of thebuilding is devoted to exhibits of this character, including appliances of irrigationand draining lands and every known agricultural implement, machine or tool whichhas been built by the ingenuity of our American manufacturers for the purposeof expediting and lightening the work of the American farmer. These exhibitsare of the most niteresting and instructive character, and beside the new thingsit is well to allude to the fact that a historical collection is also shown where theevolution of farm implements may be studied. All of these features are of extremein