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• Wong Family residence in St. Louis, 1385 Goodfellow Avenue
• US President McKinley at the Fair

  Francis understood the importance of influencing the public’s perception of the Fair. Early on he created the Division of Press and Publicity and tasked it with overseeing publications such as the Bulletin. Monthly coverage starting in 1901 chronicled all aspects of the fair, from construction to noted guests such as the President of the United States.
• Souvenirs: Playing Cards, Pike tag, Pill box.

  Official Souvenir Playing Cards showing Ace-spades (Administration Building), Two-clubs (Chinese pavilion), Two-hearts (David Francis’ home), Joker (Souvenir title)
• Souvenirs: Glass Dish, Ruby Red Flash Glass, and Enamel Cup

  Glass Dish featuring Festival Hall and Cascade Gardens pressed clear glass dish with gold paint on reverse, open lattice work on rim, 1904.
• Shanghai Restaurant in the Chinese Village on the Pike
• Restrictive measures imposed on workers arriving from China

  The draconian measures faced by workers arriving from China are documented in detail by the Chinese archives. They are a sad chapter of American history known as the era of Chinese exclusion.
• Reception in honor of the Empress Dowager's 70th birthday

  Invitation and envelope, addressed to Miss Mary Mead Studges
• Prince Pu Lun, Francis A. Carl, and Wong Kai Kah at the Chinese Reception
• Portrait on display in the Palace of Fine Art
• Portrait of Chen Qi and his wife
• Panels from Chinese Pavilion

  Wood with bone inlay. Detailed panels made by artisans from China adorned the interior of the Pavilion. When the Fair ended the Chinese government gifted the structure and all attached decorations to David R. Francis. However, as with most buildings at the Fair, it was built as a temporary structure and was soon disassembled. Newspaper’s reported that some decorations on the Chinese Pavilion began disappearing as soon as the Fair ended. The official salvage company auctioned off all disassembled structures, including the Pavilion. Many of these delicate inlay panels found their way to local families and antique shops.
• Painting being shipped to St. Louis
• Official Call by Prince Pu Lun of China on David R. Francis

  Seated on the left of David Francis, Prince Pu Lun was the first member of the royal family in China appointed as commissioner to a world exposition. This honor, along with Pu Lun’s constant praise of the fair, highlighted the Chinese government’s enthusiastic support for stronger U.S.-China relations.
• Official Call by Prince Pu Lun of China on David R. Francis
• Mrs. [Jane Perry] Francis, Prince Pu Lun, and David R. Francis
• Menu, Reception for the Visit of Prince Pu Lun, May 6, 1904

  Francis hosted a reception to celebrate both Prince Pu Lun’s visit, and the formal opening of the Chinese Pavilion, designed after the Prince’s country home in China. In honor of the occasion, Prince Pu Lun gifted the Official World’s Fair Band $100 to split among themselves, and offered $20 to the Jefferson Guards. The World’s Fair Bulletin wrote that his kindness was “an illustration of the liberal and handsome way in which members of theImperial Household of China do things.”
• Map showing locations of Chinese exhibits at the Worlds Fair, 1904.

  Historic map with modern graphic overlay with text boxes.
• Map of Wong leaving from China for Worlds Fair, 1904.
• Map of locations Wong traveled in the United States, 1903-1904
• Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, Authorized Capital Stock

  Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, Authorized Capital Stock. Signed by David R. Francis, 1903 April 14