File ID f045p0268
Date.Digital2002-06-04
Date.Original1904
DescriptionCamp Lewis, or Tent City, was a community of tents set up to provide accommodations at reasonable rates for Lewis Publishing Company subscribers and others attending the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. This photograph is not identified, but may show the Camp administration office and post office. An American flag appears at the top of the photograph, and two law enforcement officers are standing at the counter. The young lady in the center is typing on an Oliver typewriter, and a National cash register sits on the counter.
SourcePhotograph, over-exposed, 9.37" by 7.57"
SubjectUniversity City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works
SubjectCamp Lewis (University City, Mo.)
Subject.KeywordCash registers
Subject.KeywordTypewriters
TitleCamp Lewis administration tent, 1904


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