The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-10
THE WORLDS FAIR
At 81, Louis
Is Easily the Crowning
Achievement III Uni-
versal Expositions
THE WORLD IN MINIATURE
All to be Pictured and Told About
in the Forest City, Art
Portfolios. !

,rl,cre Is no doubt but that the Louis
lana purchase Exposition VIII prove The
most notable civic event IN the WORLDS
history. TIE numerous departments
aii, exhIbt to the visitor, the Indus
trles. the Arts, the Sciences of all ma
lions, and its chronological Depart
ment will assemble the racial repre-
scntatives OF more nations than nave
ever before been gathered tosctner N
one place; ana not only the dweliers IN
civilized lands Will be there, put Wy
barbarian, also. Will bear his part m
ME brilliant pageaflt Of the nations
rho Exposition will, indeed, be uni
vcrsal 1850.
aggregatlng eighty million dollars"
and untold labor. have been lnvished
mon the cntcrprise; and all this for
ar, exhibition that is to last for only
seven months, at the end of which time
the exhibits will be removed and the
buildings demolished.
a vivid record and remembrance OF
the event, however, VIII remain pr
those who are so fortunate and Thought
ful as to secure the splendid series o.
Views. known as the Forest City Art
Portfolios.
This series comprises the cream Of
the entire collection IF photographs
secured by the official photographers or
tle Exposition. The $50 views IN the Art
Portfolios have been carefully chosen
from many thousands, and there Is no
ono Of them but that is we'll lyorth
preservation not alone from the specific
interest and pleasure which II affords.
but also on account of the educational
features which 1t presents III connec-$
ton with the descriptive matter whlch
accompanies each view.
Tho photographs are taken expressly
for the worl, by the official photog-
rapfers Of the fair and the descrip-5
tons are from the pen of Walter 3.
Stevens secretary of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. The series is, there
fore, doubly official.
The Times-Dispatch, ever on the alert
To please It's readers. secured the ex-
elusive right to distribute these official
views in this territory, and, as conse-
uuence, the readers Of this paper Will
be especially favored; the price TO them
being nominal, while to others the cost
OF each portfolio Is 25 cents.
y Part +, now ready, contains sixteen
splendid views. among which may be
noted The Administration Building. The
Palace of Liberal Arts. The Palace of
Machinery, and The Palace of Varied
Industries. There are also shown photo
graphs of the National Commission, ana
OF President Francis, of the Exposition;
President Roosevelt and former Presi-
dent Cleveland, rs they appeared at the
dedication ceremonies. An interesting
feature of this number Is a reproduction
of "The House That Grant Built" being
the cabin in which the great general lived
q half century ago. The Palace or the
Republic of Mexico Is also shown, this
being the first foreign building CONF
pleted.
Portfolio No. Q, which Is now also
ready, presents in the highest style of
art reproductions Of the following pho-
tographs:
New Jersey Building, THE Protest
of the Sioux" THE Galveston Flood,
Canada Building" United States Gov
eminent Building "Why The Forest
|sCity?''' "The Plaza of st. Anthony
..Louisiana building" General View,
Embracing Palaces Of Electricity, Manu-
/ features and Education, PGlace OF
/ Mines and Metallurgy," "Chinese Build
/ ing.n North Front Palace of Manu-
| features THE Japanese Commission,
| waterway Promenade Facade and
| Lawn.
The series is thus doubly official and
viii! afford the only authentic pictorial
and descriptive record of the event.
| When completed it will. indeed. con-
| stitute/a splendid collection to be added
! to any library.
1t will afford infinite entertainment
and amusement for every member of
the family, and no household should fall
4 to possess the work, especially as 1t can
! be secured practically free, the only
! charge being the nominal sum of ten
] cents, to cover cost of handling, wrap
ping, mailing, etc.