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Philippines exhibit at St. Louis Exposition photographic postcard

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Description: A photographic postcard of visitors in front of the Philippines exhibit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair. The image includes a ticket booth and a thatched roof structure with an overhead sign reading "Philippine Visayan Village."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1904.
Call number: photPF 26042
Provenance: Purchased from Michael Maslan Vintage Posters, Photographs, Postcards & Ephemera, February 2024.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
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Cabinet photograph of Barasoain y Malolos train station in Bulacan, Philippines

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