Magic Splendour of Electric Blaze

A variety of terrific sterographs depicting the illuminations at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, published bey several different stereo companies. Like the buildings created for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, the St. Louis Fair's buildings were not designed to last more than a year or two. All but one of these buildings were demolished shortly after the event ended.

By the way, if you can free-view (look at stereos the right way to get the 3-D effect without a viewer) or would like to try (it's like magic eye)-- these really are just incredible in stereo. 

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The Festival Hall. Source

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Another view of the Festival Hall. Source

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Palaces of Electricity and Machinery. Source

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Palace of Varied Industries. Source

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"Reflected Glories of the Night" (the Festival Hall). Source

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Palace of Electricity. Source

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The Palace of Electricity living up to its name. Source

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The West Pavilion. Source

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The Transportation Building (this one is published by "the Perfec-Sterograph" company... I'm not sure if I should laugh or sigh). Source

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The Grand Basin and Palace of Varied Industries. Source

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The Electricity Building and East Cascade. Source

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Looking down the West Cascade towards the Palace of Education. Source

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"Magic Splendor of Electric Blaze"-- the Festival Hall. Source

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The Varied Industries building and waterway. Source

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Looking down the South Lagoon. Source

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The Festival Hall and lagoon. Source

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"Night Thoughts of the Great World's Fair". Source

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A view down the Central Cascades and Grand Basin. Source

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The Machinery Building. Source