A Fair To Remember: The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans
Grades 6–9
Each of the seven lessons in this set focuses on a particular aspect of the 1884–85 World’s Fair, which showcased and influenced New Orleans in a number of ways. Lessons 1–4 explore the historical and cultural impacts of the exposition on the city. Lessons 5–7 focus on how tradition, technology, and culture acted as hallmarks of the 1884–1885 concert season in New Orleans.
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