Scene on Grand Plaza as President Roosevelt, starting fountains and machinery, formally opened the Great World’s Fair, St. Louis, 1:06 p.m., Apr. 30, 1904

Subject(s): Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri--Saint Louis, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt, starting fountains and machinery, formally opens the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Stereograph

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Scene on Grand Plaza as President Roosevelt, starting fountains and machinery, formally opened the Great World’s Fair, St. Louis, 1:06 p.m., Apr. 30, 1904. [1904]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291214. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920. Scene on Grand Plaza as President Roosevelt, starting fountains and machinery, formally opened the Great World’s Fair, St. Louis, 1:06 p.m., Apr. 30, 1904. [1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291214.

APA:

Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920., [1904]. Scene on Grand Plaza as President Roosevelt, starting fountains and machinery, formally opened the Great World’s Fair, St. Louis, 1:06 p.m., Apr. 30, 1904.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291214.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.

APA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.