The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-13
WORLDS FAIR
REPRODUCTION
Official Nature of the Series Sc
cured FOR Bulletin Readers.
OVER 500 PHOTOGRAPHS
MOST VALUABLE SOUVENIR
AND RECORD FOR EVERY
THOUGHTFUL AMERICAN
CITIZEN.

Il was 4 frequent expression O
! those who attended tn, Columbian
exposition that although several DAYS
were spent within the grounds very
much OF interest was nevertheless
on rloOked
II this We're SO at that time. how
much more difficult 1t will be to gej
a comprehensive and complete idea OF
the exposition at St Louis.
The comparative figures are sons
what Interesting The exposition in
closure at st. Louis covers 1.2l0
actos, as against C3S acres at Chicago
and $50 acres at Paris.
The rool-eoyered area at St Louis
is 12S acres, while at Chicago ii was
bat So acres and at Paris but one half
that figure
Foreign participations at st. Louis
is from so to IS per cent greater than
it was at Chicago and this ratio also
holds good with regard to the ex-
pense for exposition purposes.
There are 12S acres under roof ana
over 100 acres of exhibits ont Of doors.
ana the fair will be further distin.
guishei by the assemblage of natives
Il every nation on the globe
The exposition from day to day will
constitute vast moving panorama.
too stupendous, indeed, for any sin
gle mind to compass.
Then, again, one scene so quickly
takes the place of another that the
senses become confused and little
may he distinctly remembered. This
condition renders it all the more
necessary to catch the spirit OF the
exposition by the all of the camera
and preserve 1t forever on the sens-
tive Photographic plate.
This has been done nthe superb
Photographic series, called the For
cst City Art Portfolios" which are
being distributed to Bulletin readers.
II should be borne in mind that
this series of views l. official in a |
double sense.
In the first place, the photographs |
from which the reproductions are
made have been specially taken for
the series, and in the n6xt place the
descriptive matter which accompa
MES the views has been prepared by
the one official OF all others most fa |
miliar with the details of the exposi. |
ton.
ton
The expert artists comprising the
corps of the official photographers
Rave been at work for months secur,
Ing negatives, and will continue to Sc.
cure them for the next six months.
The descriptive matter is being writ
-en by Mr. Walter b. Stevens, the
Secretary OF the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, and the distinguished tai.
ants Of both artist and author thus
Join in reproducing the fair on paper
.or permanent preservation,
II will prove a souvenir for the
Millions who will attend the fair. as
record of what they will see, and Il
will take the place Of the exposition
Itself for the millions who may not
ind opportunity to see it.
The first portfolios are ready AMI
Bulletin readers may secure il by
sending or bringing to this office the
title coupon printed elsewhere. to.
,ether with the nominal sum of 10
'ants for each number, as issued
which amount Is designed to cover
he actual cost of conducting the dis
iiLution
Readers should secure this valuable
ories in its entirety. beginning with
Part One which contains sixteen
BEAUTIFUL and interesting views, show
ng some of the buildings in the
.ourSe Of construction. others imm--
lately after completion, ana pictur
ms some interesting persons connect.
Il with the enterprise.