It was a drive and a half to get to the Missouri Museum of History from downtown St Louis and then back home again, so I’m glad that it was definitely worthy of a detour. This giant building is housed on the edge of the grounds where the 1904 World Fair was held. The museum has many free exhibits and sometimes has pay ones. Today’s $10 museum exhibit was Missouri and the Civil War. That sounded interesting, but I was pretty exhausted by the time I got to the museum and I wasn’t sure I’d have the energy to do it justice so I decided to skip it.
The museum is on a lovely boulevard lined with historic beauties…
… and modern atrocities
Missouri Museum of HIstory
close up of the museum sign
gorgeous ceiling and a statue of Thomas Jefferson
this was a listing of all the plants brought in for the 1904 World’s Fair
entrance to the 1904 World’s Fair exhibit
lovely desk
the desk was created in Chinese fashion, but had drawers to suit Western tastes
the Woven in Time exhibit
love this!
about the shawl and skirt set
my camera actually recognized that the image in this tapestry is a face
about this tapestry
This is a replica of the Spirit of St Louis; you’ll have to go to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in DC to see the real one. I have. 🙂
About Hunger & Resilience exhibit
this man, Martin, sounded a lot saner than he looks!
text about the exhibit Hunger and Resilience
Marian is a teacher in Texas who experience hunger as a child
all the photos had a box like this; you put on the head set and pressed the button to hear the person tell his or her story
more detail on the replica of the Spirit of St Louis
more detail on the replica of the Spirit of St Louis
And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time — TS Eliot
more information about the Currents exhibit, saying that it shows that our basic concerns do not change over time
Currents was the exhibit about historic St Louis
Did you know that Missouri comes from a word that means canoe?
Charles Dickens’ description of the Mississippi
Jeannette Forchet was a free black woman who was widowed twice.
Description of where Jeanette Forchet had her home in 1766. There is a replica of her house beside this map and inside there is a narration of the inventory made of all her worldly goods. This narration is in FRENCH!!!!!!
this replica of a burned building symbolizes the perils 19th century St Louis experienced
explanation of where water came from in 19th century St Louis (hydrants that spewed very muddy water)
copy of someone’s water license (late 19th century)
St Louis water was very murky (Mark Twain said it had an acre of dirt in every tumblerful!). The city got a modern water purification system just before the 1904 World Fair
Who minds the baby when the mother goes to vote? The one who minds the baby when she goes to pay her taxes.
what caught my eye is that the meeting is at 7 1/2 o’clock
Portraits can say as much about those who made them as they do about their subjects.
I love this dress!
here’s that TS Eliot quote again 🙂
more detail on the replica of the Spirit of St Louis
this is an exhibit on modern St Louis
this development was only for couples with four or more children
this is a pretty swanky house, but even though it’s marketed for a family of six, it has only three bedrooms and one bathroom
breakdown of the monthly payment for the home, which includes taxes and fire and tornado insurance
the 1950s kitchens were so pretty
“I won’t be through my work until God takes my voice.” Willie Mae Ford Smith
a horrible race riot