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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8314102, member: 20201&quot;]<b>1905 Lewis &amp; Clark Exposition</b></p><p><b>Portland Oregon</b></p><p><b>US Cream Separator medal.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471890[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471894[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The US Cream Separator was made by Farm Machine Co. Bellows Falls, Vermont.</p><p>I have seen they won the same Gold Medal award on a medal at Buffalo&#039;s Pan American Exposition in 1901. All usually found holed and looped like mine is here.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471896[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Although the true motivation for the fair came from an economic and business standpoint, it was still crucial to have a theme for publicity and décor.</p><p>The theme for the Portland fair came from the advice of the Oregon Historical Society.</p><p>They suggested that the centennial anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition&#039;s stay in Oregon would be a perfect event to commemorate.</p><p>As the directors wanted to include their dreams of economic growth as well.</p><p>Seeing the potential benefits of the fair&#039;s success, the state legislature began planning appropriations for the fair with little interest in the historical heroes and their 2,000-mile trek.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Lewis and Clark Exposition, and officially known as the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, was a worldwide exposition held in Portland, Oregon. While not officially considered a World&#039;s Fair by the Bureau of International Expositions, it is often informally described as such; the exposition attracted both exhibits and visitors from around the world. During the exposition&#039;s four-month run, it attracted over 1.6 million visitors, and featured exhibits from 21 countries. Portland grew from 161,000 to 270,000 residents between 1905 and 1910, a spurt that has been attributed to the exposition.</p><p><br /></p><p>The majority of the buildings were in the style of the Spanish Renaissance and decorated with architectural flourishes such as domes, cupolas, arched doorways and red-colored roofs. The buildings, not intended to be permanent, were largely constructed of plaster over wooden frames, which resulted in rather low construction costs (79 cents per foot).</p><p>The major exception to this was the Forestry Building, a log cabin which was said to be the world&#039;s largest. It was constructed of 54 long unhewn logs, and contained exhibits of local forestry products, wildlife, and Native American photographs.</p><p>The building was 206 feet long, 102 feet wide, and 72 feet high, and cost nearly $30,000.</p><p>The building stood until destroyed by fire in 1964.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471897[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another great site I&#039;ve found, this is two pages of great images and short descriptive text.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://pdxhistory.com/html/lewis___clark_1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pdxhistory.com/html/lewis___clark_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://pdxhistory.com/html/lewis___clark_1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Tickets are not easy to find when compared to other exposition and World Fairs.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition</b></p><p><b>Ticket for Portland Day ser 43621</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471898[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471899[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nice Front, back shows evidence of being adhered to a scrapbook page. The condition of the front is very nice and makes the reverse very forgivable since they are all blank anyway. This one took a couple years to find me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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