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Sepia photo of mounted elk and a polar bear on pedestals in a large exhibition hall with a steel roof and a railing.

The 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri: the US Government building: natural history exhibit featuring stuffed wild animals: elks and a polar bear. Photograph, 1904.

A sepia photograph of a long hall with a wooden floor and steel roof trusses, where mounted animals stand on pedestals behind a low railing. Two large elk with wide antlers dominate the foreground, with a white polar bear at right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1904
Medium
Gelatin silver prints Photographic prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3135 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1904.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Exhibición de historia natural con alces y oso polar, Feria de 1904

Una fotografía en tonos sepia de un largo salón con piso de madera y armaduras de acero en el techo, donde animales montados descansan sobre pedestales tras una baranda baja. Dos grandes alces de cornamenta amplia dominan el primer plano, y a la derecha aparece un oso polar blanco.

Português: Exposição de história natural com alces e urso polar, Feira de 1904

Uma fotografia em tons sépia de um longo salão com piso de madeira e vigas de aço no teto, onde animais empalhados ficam sobre pedestais atrás de um corrimão baixo. Dois grandes alces de galhadas largas dominam o primeiro plano, e à direita aparece um urso polar branco.