This section of the Meet Me At the Fair, The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, pertains to Souvenirs. This will include postacards at the World's fair. When I have posted enough, I will break the postcards into catagories.
For the curious, I own none of these pieces.
Postcards/Stereocards:
Many of the huge array of souvenir post cards were beautiful works of art. This
colorful postcard of the Palace of Art was printed by the Samuel Cupples Envelope Company.
Not all of the 1904 World's Fair post cards were rendered by an artist. Many were graaytoned photographs. post cards were beautiful works of art. This
colorful postcard of the Palace of Art was printed by the Samuel Cupples Envelope Company.
Some of the Fair's postcards were black and white photos that were hand colored, then printed. This post card was printed by the V. O. Hammon Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minn.
Some of the Fair's postcards were specialized. These `Hold Card To Light' postcards looked similar to other color artwork, with the exception that when held to the light, the lights in the building (and sometimes other elements), would illuminate.
The `3D' stereocards were graytoned photos, although some were hand-tinted like the postcards. These cards are viewed through a stereoscope, which tricks the eyes into viewing the two pictures on the card as one 3-D image.
There were nine companies that paid 300 dollars for the rights to shoot stereo pictures of the Fair. The tinted card to the right was published by by T.W. Ingersol (one of eighteen publishers).
You can view these cards without a stereoscope by starting to look cross-eyed, the relax until the the 3D effect comes out, just like a sterogram. This image is particularly effective.
