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	Lewis Publishing Company reserved a special section of the reviewing stand for employees on Dedication Day for the 1094 St. Louis World's Fair on May 1, 1903. A similar photograph appeared in "The Woman's Magazine" in June, 1903.
	This photograph was taken from the top floor of the Woman's Magazine Building. The buildings of the 1904 St. Louis World Fair are in the distance. The Epworth Hotel (renamed the Park Hotel after the Fair), the Indiana House and the Convention Hotel all provided accommodations for Fair visitors. Because accommodations were at a premium, temporary structures were erected, and where ground was available, tents were set up. The group of tents in this photograph are not the tents for Camp Lewis, Edward Gardner Lewis' "tent city." Camp Lewis was located a few blocks north and west.
	This drawing by Lewis Publishing Company artist George Blake is an idealized view of Camp Lewis and was used by Edward Gardner Lewis in promoting his tent city. Camp Lewis was built on property in University Heights #1. The Woman's Magazine Building and Press Annex do appear, as does the Epworth Hotel (renamed the Park Hotel after the Fair). But the temporary and more unsavory establishments on the south side of Delmar have been omitted. The layout of Camp Lewis appears reversed. The dining tent and other community facilities were actually on the north side, rather than on the south side as they appear here.
	This drawing is an idealized nighttime view of Camp Lewis, probably drawn by Lewis Publishing Company artist George Blake. It was frequently used in promoting Camp Lewis. Camp Lewis was built on property in University Heights #1, and in this drawing the famous 80 inch search light on top of the Woman's Magazine Building is shown illuminating the Camp. Lights of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition appear in the distance. The layout of Camp Lewis appears reversed. The dining tent and other community facilities were actually on the north side, rather than on the south side as they appear here.
	Attractions at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair included both airships and balloons. In this photograph, the hydrogen-filled airship California Arrow, piloted by Roy Knabenshue, is just getting under way. Unlike balloons, airships could be steered, and after flights around the Fair Grounds, returned and landed at the Aeronautics concourse.

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