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Date.Digital | 2002-06-04 | Date.Original | 1904 | Description | Camp 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. | Source | Photograph, over-exposed, 9.37" by 7.57" | Subject | University City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works | Subject | Camp Lewis (University City, Mo.) | Subject.Keyword | Cash registers | Subject.Keyword | Typewriters | Title | Camp Lewis administration tent, 1904 |
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