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	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 shows the north end of the Camp with the dining and recreation tents and the flag pole.
	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 shows the entire Camp, with residence tents surrounding the dining, recreation and other public use tents. Lewis' house appears just west of the tents.
	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. Lewis hired Chicago caterer John Thompson to provide meals for Camp guests. This photograph shows the kitchen facilities. This photograph appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional brochure published by Lewis Publishing Company.
	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 shows one of the two great dining tents. The bottle on the table is a Heinz catsup bottle and the sign on the post announces hours for employee meals. The tent was decorated with ivy and the sides could be raised or lowered depending on the weather. This photograph appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional brochure published by Lewis Publishing Company.
	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 shows the recreation tent. Glass cases contain a variety of souvenirs that could be purchased. The tent was decorated with ivy and the sides could be raised or lowered depending on the weather. This photograph appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional brochure published by Lewis Publishing Company.
	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 shows the hospital and nursery tent. A doctor was on staff to attend to any medical needs of Camp Lewis guests, and day care was provided for children too young to be taken to the Fair. The sides of the tent could be raised or lowered depending on the weather. This photograph appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional brochure published by Lewis Publishing Company.
	This drawing by Lewis Publishing Company artist George Blake is an idealized view of Camp Lewis and was used by Edward Gardner Lewis in promoting his tent city. Camp Lewis was built on property in University Heights #1. The Woman's Magazine Building and Press Annex do appear, as does the Epworth Hotel (renamed the Park Hotel after the Fair). But the temporary and more unsavory establishments on the south side of Delmar have been omitted. The layout of Camp Lewis appears reversed. The dining tent and other community facilities were actually on the north side, rather than on the south side as they appear here.
	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. In this photograph, tents are still being erected on property just west of the new Lewis Publishing Company headquarters. Lewis' home is just west of the tents. This photograph is the left portion of a 4-part panorama view that appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, The City of Tents," a promotional pamphlet published by the Lewis Publishing Company.
	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. In this photograph, tents are still being erected on property just west of the new Lewis Publishing Company headquarters. A wooden tent floor, a selling point for Camp Lewis, is visible in the foreground. Lewis' home is just west of the tents.
	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. In this photograph, board sidewalks have been constructed and the road is being paved. Lewis' house appears just west of the tents.
	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 shows the north part of the Camp with the dining tents and recreation tents, as well at the flag pole. This is left center part of a 4-part panorama view that appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional pamphlet published by the Lewis Publishing Company.
	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 shows the northeast end of the Camp and much of the land that would later become the north part of University City. This is the right center part of a 4-part panorama view that appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional pamphlet published by the Lewis Publishing Company.
	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 shows the barber shop, complete with barber chairs, mirrors and appropriate toiletries. This photograph appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional brochure published by Lewis Publishing Company.
	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 shows the lavatory facilities available for guests. Because of the need to connect to water and sewer lines, the lavatories were in more substantial structures than tents. Copies of Lewis Publishing Company magazines decorate the walls. This photograph appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional brochure published by Lewis Publishing Company.
	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.
	This drawing is an idealized nighttime view of Camp Lewis, probably drawn by Lewis Publishing Company artist George Blake. It was frequently used in promoting Camp Lewis. Camp Lewis was built on property in University Heights #1, and in this drawing the famous 80 inch search light on top of the Woman's Magazine Building is shown illuminating the Camp. Lights of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition appear in the distance. The layout of Camp Lewis appears reversed. The dining tent and other community facilities were actually on the north side, rather than on the south side as they appear here.
	This photograph is the right part of a 4-part panorama view that appeared in "A Trip to Camp Lewis, A City of Tents," a promotional pamphlet published by the Lewis Publishing Company. 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. While this photograph shows none of the camp and the tents, it does show the as yet undeveloped land that was part of Edward Gardner Lewis' University Heights #1 and much of the land that would later become the north part of University City. Some subdivisions north of Olive Street Road had been platted before the turn of the century and many of the houses already built are visible in the distance.

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